Legal Secretary

Our dedicated commercial and agricultural office on Gadbrook Park, Northwich, has a number of exciting opportunities to work within the administration and support team.

**Hours**: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 5.00 pm

**Purpose of Role**: Working to providing high level, comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to specific teams.

**Responsible to**: Partner

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- General administration of files, to include, amongst other things; opening new files, input of data in to the database, filing.
- Preparation of documents and typing, both dictation and copy work.
- Transcription of digital dictation and copy work.
- Assisting with reception as and when required.
- Ensuring confidentiality and security of all matters dealt with.
- Maintain high professional standards, confidence and integrity.
- Such other tasks as the firm may from time to time require.

**Experience**: Experience in a commercial property or a dispute resolution role is preferred although not essential and training will be provided.

**Knowledge / Skills**:

- Appropriate keyboard skills.
- Attention to detail
- Communicate effectively and courteously and convey information accurately.
- Work calmly and accurately under pressure.
- Prioritise tasks.
- Willingness and ability to learn new technology

**Qualities**:

- Discretion and ability to work in a confidential environment
- Pleasant, approachable and polite
- Flexible and adaptable
- Ability to work as a part of a team
- Highly motivated

Butcher & Barlow is one of the most respected law firms in the North West. Our aim at Butcher & Barlow is to build long term relationships with our clients through trust and respect and unpinning those relationships with a sense of togetherness and a common goal. We work with our clients, not for them, working with them to make the right decisions.

We work with each other with the same integrity, inspiring confidence in our clients, professional contacts and colleagues through our collaborative approach, working as a team to progress matters quickly and efficiently.

You can read what our clients say about the team at the Gadbrook office here.