Legal Secretary

4 days ago

Newport, Newport, United Kingdom DAC Beachcroft Full time
Legal Secretary - Casualty

Department: CSG - Casualty (EL/PL / Complex Injury / Disease / Fraud / Motor Injury / Vehicle Hire and Damage)

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Newport


Description We are looking for a Legal Secretary to join our market leading CSG team that works with over 40+ insurance companies and self-insured corporates across the UK.

As a Legal Secretary, you will be supporting our wider Secretarial team and Lawyers at DAC Beachcroft with day-to-day administration support to ensure our clients get the best service possible. You'll play a key role in supporting a large team, with a varied workload that includes document preparation, billing, finance queries, payment requests, and diary management.   If you have previous secretarial experience and thrive working in a fast-paced environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you, within a collaborative and supportive team.
 
 This role will be based at our Newport office (South Wales) and successful applicants will be required to attend the office 5 days a week during probation.

Following successfully passing your probationary period, you will then be able to discuss a more hybrid approach with your manager, in line with business requirements.

What you will do?
  • Type and proofread legal documents from digital dictation and speech recognition
  • Prepare paper/electronic bundles and use of e-bundling software
  • Filing, scanning, copying and archiving
  • Book travel and arrange client meetings
  • Access internal/external portals to upload/download documents
  • Support lawyers with admin tasks and deadlines
  • Liaise with the team to keep workflows on track
  • Assist with billing and financial queries
  • Maintain accurate client data and update systems
  • Contribute to ad hoc business development and communication activities (i.e. creating branded PowerPoint presentations, contact reports, mail merges in Word etc.)

Who you are
  • Prior experience working as Legal Secretary, Legal Administrator, or similar is essential - ideally within the legal or professional services sector
  • Hold a secretarial NVQ/Diploma or equivalent (this would be desirable, but not essential)
  • Highly skilled in the Microsoft Office suite (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
  • Skilled in audio typing with demonstratable experience
  • Good knowledge of financial/billing practices and processes
  • Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality
  • Client-focused with excellent organisational and communication skills
  • A collaborative team player with a flexible, can-do attitude
  • Demonstrates alignment with the Firm's Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive)

What's in it for you?
  • High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance -
  • A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
  • Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
  • In person and remote social events
  • Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles

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