Legal Secretary

2 months ago


Swindon, United Kingdom Synergie Full time

A long established Swindon Law firm are seeking to recruit a Family Law Paralegal/Secretary to work within the Family Law department providing an excellent level of administrative support and secretarial services.
This is an excellent opportunity for those that wish to progress into a legal assistant/fee-earning role. This is a full-time office based role offered on a permanent basis.
Duties will involve dealing with all administrative duties relating to client transactions and secretarial requirements including but not limited to:

- Managing Fee Earner's diary
- Preparing files for billing
- Screening incoming calls
- Typing of correspondence, photocopying, filing sending faxes and opening new files.
- Dealing with client's matters where appropriate
- Supporting in all areas of work where appropriate
- Provision of a reliable and efficient service to clients
- Provision of a professional & friendly service to clients with the ability to recognise when clients may be going through a difficult time e.g., divorce or family transactions.
- Preparation of straightforward legal documents
- To be familiar with the basic requirements of the Solicitors Accounts Rules which affect the receipt and payment into the bank of cheques and the accounting of client's monies.
- Understanding the duties of Solicitors in the department who are members of the Law Society Family Panel.
- Liaison with clients and other parties to update and ensure awareness of transaction process at the appropriate times.
- Postal duties as required
- To support with reception, cover as required.
Essential Skills and Experience required:

- The desire to work towards being a Legal Assistant/ Fee Earner
- Solid experience of Legal Secretary/Paralegal work
- To have the ability to remain calm, polite, and focused when dealing with different situations
- To have excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- The ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with all employees
- An excellent level of administrative experience
- Great attention to detail
- To enjoy a varied workload at a fast pace
- The ability to make sound decisions taking ownership when required
- Flexibility in approach to work
- To have excellent IT skills including Microsoft packages
- Any other duties as decided from time to time.
On offer is career progression, a competitive salary and a good work/life balance 25 days holiday + bank holidays, parking, social events.
Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.


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