Agricultural Administrator

Company Overview: Smart 1 Recruitment Limited is a specialist law firm with an innovative and ambitious approach, providing exceptional service to its extensive client base. Our town centre location fosters a collaborative environment where dedicated professionals work together to deliver outstanding results.

Job Description: We seek a confident Legal Secretary to provide effective secretarial and administrative support to our Directors and Fee Earners across all departments. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and/or acquiring the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience to perform the following functions:

• Assist Fee Earners by providing secretarial and administrative support
• Comply with all office procedures and policies in line with SQM/CQS requirements
• Type all correspondence, memoranda, court documents, file notes, proofs of evidence, questionnaires, or any other document by way of support
• Type the above from audio tape or otherwise, including copy typing
• Set up and maintain files accurately in ALB (case management system) in accordance with practice procedures
• Deal accurately with filing, storage, and retrieval of clients' files and ensure that such files are kept in an orderly condition in accordance with archiving procedures
• Provide a courteous and professional service when attending upon clients both on the telephone and in person, where necessary accurately recording any messages and passing these on to the appropriate person without unnecessary delay
• Make appointments, arrange meetings, and maintain an up-to-date diary
• Provide cover for lunchtime switchboard duty or man reception on a rotational basis as and when requested to do so
• Ensure the positive representation of the Practice in all dealings with clients and others
• Attend courses appropriate and applicable to your area of work in support of the proper performance of your job
• Attend any departmental meetings as and when required
• Comply with the Health & Safety policy of the practice and promote and protect the welfare of all who attend the office in accordance with said policy