Secretary

2 weeks ago


Bournemouth, United Kingdom Ellis Jones Solicitors Full time

We currently have a vacancy for a **Secretary** **within our** Personal Injury Department **based at our Charminster office

**The Firm**

Ellis Jones is a progressive and expanding legal practice with over 165 staff and 6 offices.

You will be working within a dynamic and challenging environment with a fun and supportive culture, providing a high quality service to our clients. Our culture supports and encourages your career development with real opportunities to progress throughout the firm.

This role will suit a secretary with previous Personal Injury or Litigation experience.

**Hours**:
**Main Responsibilities**
- To provide audio typing as dictated by supervising fee-earner(s)
- To word process documents and materials
- Assist in communication with clients, taking telephone calls and accurately recording messages and providing assistance wherever possible
- Assist in the personal organisation of fee-earner(s) through the operation of a diary management system.
- Undertake admin duties associated with the position such as filing photocopying etc.
- Maintain an effective filing system for all client and other matters
- Provide such secretarial/administrative activities as may reasonably be required by the allocated fee-earner(s)
- Ensure the positive representation of the firm when dealing with clients and other outside agencies
- Maintain and build upon existing client relationships
- Take new enquiries

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**
- Good standard of written and spoken English
- Competency and knowledge of procedures and legal requirements in the appropriate area of the law
- Audio typing skills
- Good IT skills
- Excellent organisation, time management and customer service skills
- Must be able to work as a team
- Ability to use initiative essential

There is a big emphasis at the firm on rewarding staff and we are continually reviewing our staff benefits. These currently include: above average holiday, gym membership, Westfield Healthcare Scheme, extra pension contributions and extra holiday.

At Ellis Jones we are proud of our values and culture. If you think that you would fit into our culture, please give us at least one example of how in a covering letter attaching your CV.


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