Legal Secretary

Ison Harrison Solicitors, are a leading law firm with a network of 17 offices offering the broadest suite of legal services in the region. We are one of the most accredited firms in Yorkshire, 100% employee owned and proud award winners of Law Firm of the Year.

We are currently recruiting for a Secretary to support our Wills & Probate solicitors at our Otley office.

**KEY TASKS**
- Audio-typing.
- Dealing with the branch post and DX.
- Reception duties.
- Liaising with clients and other parties on behalf of fee earners and dealing with enquiries as appropriate.
- Liaising with the Accounts department to produce cheques, pay disbursements etc.
- Maintaining diaries and making appointments when required.
- Producing documents from the Case Management system.
- Management of the files under the fee earner’s direction from opening files to preparing them for archiving.
- Filing, photocopying, collating of documents and other clerical duties

**KEY SKILLS - ESSENTIAL**
- Good keyboard skills.
- Literate and numerate.
- Ability to work accurately in accordance with the requirements of the team.
- Ability to deal with enquiries in a customer-friendly and effective manner.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work on own initiative.

**EXPERIENCE**
- Previous secretary experience within wills & probate is desirable.
- Case Management System experience (highly desirable).

**OTHER**
- Flexible and ‘can do’ attitude.
- Excellent written English to produce documents for the clients, other side and third parties.
- Clear and confident communicaton to effectively deal with telephone enquiries.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

No essential qualifications.

**SALARY**

**LOCATION**

17 Market St, Otley LS21 3AF

**ROLE TYPE**

Full-time, permanent.

Ison Harrison is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on any grounds other than the ability to carry out the job specification.

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life insurance
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location