Legal Secretary

**Legal Secretary / Support Assistant**

Nicholson Portnell seeks an experienced Secretary to join their Legal Support Team.

Personal Qualities
- Excellent organisation skills
- Have an excellent telephone manner
- Have a good standard of English and communication skills
- Be able to work well within a team
- Audio typing
- File administration (file opening, compliance and archiving)
- Preparing documents and correspondence
- Diary management
- Preparing searches and legal forms
- Finance administration, including invoice preparation and echits
- Photocopying and scanning
- Ad hoc support in other departments where required.

Nicholson Portnell are highly successful Solicitors based in the lovely town of Hexham.

We work for clients of all types including individuals, small and large businesses, private companies trusts and farmers. We aim to build friendly but professional relationships with our clients and to make a difference to them by listening to their specific needs and finding a way to address them. The majority of our solicitors have firm links with the area and the local community of Tynedale, having either originated from the area or having spent the majority of their lives here. Many are involved in local interest groups. Our commitment to the local community is evidenced by our support for such diverse local events and organisations such as Tynedale Rugby Club, Hexham Rotary Club and Hexham Book Festival.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

**Salary**: From £19,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person