Legal Secretary

**PRIVATE CLIENT DEPARTMENT, CREWKERNE**

**SECRETARY X 2 - APPLICATIONS FOR BOTH FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME WILL BE CONSIDERED**

Everys has been providing high quality legal advice to families and businesses across the region for many years. Offering a full range of legal services delivered professionally yet personally, we place great value on the on-going relationships we have with our clients. We always provide a welcoming and helpful service, with clear communication at the heart of everything we do.

We believe in developing and maintaining strong links with the communities in which we work and live and are strong supporters of a wide range of sporting and charitable organisation across Devon and Somerset.

We are proud to be able to provide the reassurance of dealing with a leading regional law firm.

Private Client work is a key area of practice at Everys. Our clients including farmers, landowners and High Net Worth Individuals which gives us a client base to rival any firm in the South West. Our Private Client department deals with a broad range of work and comprises over 30 members of staff; including both fee earning and support staff. We are proud of our inclusive team ethos with everyone working together to achieve a high-quality service for clients and colleagues.
- Demonstrate excellent secretarial and typing skills with good attention to detail
- Demonstrate previous experience in the use of digital dictation and case management software
- Demonstrate flexibility by assisting with typing for all members of the department by means of digital dictation when required
- Manage fee earners’ electronic diaries
- Demonstrate good organisational skills
- Demonstrate effective communication skills, both written and spoken
- Cope well under pressure, with an ability to work flexibly and cope with changing priorities
- Take a positive and proactive approach to work, anticipating and meeting the needs of the department
- Be competent in using Word and other Microsoft Products (Outlook and Powerpoint)
- Previous legal secretarial experience is essential
- Previous Private Client experience is preferable

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 37.5 per week

**Salary**: £20,500.00-£23,500.00 per year

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Crewkerne, TA18 7LH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location