Legal Secretary

**Legal Secretary - Workington**

We have an opportunity for a secretary at our Workington branch. The main duties of the role include:

- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to open and distribute incoming mail.
- To ensure correspondence and other documents are accurately and efficiently
- Ability to time record time spent working no client matters.
- Ability to do conflict checks on first contact with prospective Clients.
- Ability to assist in billing files.
- Ability to use photocopy and fax machine equipment.
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients and other persons in contact with

the firm, giving a good impression at all times of the firm.
- Ability to use telephone and record messages from callers, making

appointments for clients, arranging meetings, diarising key dates.
- Ability to record and deal with general queries of clients, and others contacting

the firm and forwarding to appropriate person.
- Ability to tidy fee earner’s room, filing, preparing files for archiving.
- Ability to receive monies from clients paying bills and monies on account,

giving receipts, recording and banking such payments.
- Ability to record payments made from both office and client accounts.

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Legal Secretary: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location