Legal Secretary

Legal Secretary – Employment

Location – Leicester

Salary - Around £27,000 per annum DOE

Office based initially and Full time hours

We have teamed up with one of the U.K’s best legal firms and have an exciting opportunity for a Secretary to join their Employment team in Leicester.

This friendly team is looking for someone with excellent secretarial skills to operate on a pool structure, working for the Employment team. You will be supporting them with a range of tasks in a timely and efficient way.

Some of your duties will include:

Document management;
Transcribing and proof-reading letters, emails and other correspondence;
Audio typing and some file management;
Typing of documents and track amendments;
Scanning, paginating and photocopying;
File opening, ID checks and preparation of client care letters; and
Providing general administration support to the team
PA duties including board minutes, travel arrangements etc.
A little about you

Strong document management skills, preferably legal documentation such as numbering and amending documents;
Confidence in formatting documents;
Excellent written and oral communication skills;
A good eye for detail;
Good organisation and time management abilities;
Excellent team player;
Great typing skills;
Motivated with a strong commitment to learning; and
Prior secretarial experience within this area of law would be advantageous 

A little about the client

They have been accredited with “Investors in People” since 1996 and shortlisted for Employer of the Year in 2023. They achieved a two-star accreditation in the top 75 “Best Companies” (formerly the Sunday Times Best Companies Awards) and ranked sixth in the top 10 “Best Large Law Firms to Work For” category