Legal Secretary

Express Solicitors are currently ranked 80 out of more than 10,000 law firms in the UK and ranked in the top ten for the Best Law Firm to work for in the UK by Best Companies. We have a 5-star ranking with Trust Pilot from over 5,500 reviews, which, coming from our clients, means a lot to us.

**About Us**

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm that deals personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Based in Manchester, we serve clients nationwide. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is our core business.

We are currently ranked 93 in the Top 200 UK Law firms and are a Legal 500 Recognised Leading Firm for both Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence. We have a 5-star ranking with Trust Pilot from over 4,500 reviews, which, coming from our clients, means a lot to us

Our employees are our most important asset and have been instrumental in helping us recover millions of pounds each year for injured people. No doubt

**Role**

You will be working in a pool of legal secretaries assisting a number of Fee Earners. The job is varied with not just typing and file management, but preparing bundles, taking and making calls to clients, arranging meetings & conferences. We are heading towards being a paperless office but there still will be some filing

**About the job**
- Working in a pool of legal secretaries assisting a number of Fee Earners.
- You will be working in one stream of work either road traffic accidents, employers’ liability, occupiers & public liability or clinical negligence.
- Preparing correspondence and documents including pleadings and court bundles.
- Photocopying and scanning documents (with assistance from Administration team if needed).
- Take and make calls to clients and others in a professional and friendly manner.
- Make appointments, arrange meetings and liaise with lawyers, clients, Counsel and others.
- Supporting other secretaries and the administration team as required.
- Helping to update the Proclaim case management system where possible.
- We are heading towards being a paperless office but there still will be some filing.

**Person Specific**
- It’s really important that you have some experience working as a legal secretary, but we are happy to teach you all about personal injury.
- An excellent command of spelling, punctuation and grammar (Grade C and above at GCSE for English and Maths as a minimum)
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, if you have knowledge of the Proclaim case management system that would be even better.
- Audio typing skills of 65+wpm, ideally with digital dictation experience.
- Ability to prioritise daily workload/good time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent customer service skills, including professional and friendly telephone manner.

**Salary, Hours & Benefits**
- Salary dependent on experience.
- 3/2 alternative working from home pattern staff after probation
- 23 days holiday a year, rising to 26
- 3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service
- Extra day’s holiday for your birthday after 2 years’ service.
- Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service
- Death in Service - 2 x salary
- Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.
- Active training culture and various groups and events such as Diversity & Inclusion.
- Netball / Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.
- Enhanced Maternity Leave payment if you have over 1 year tenure
- Other benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, free fruit & annual flu jab

**Recruitment Process**

Interviews will be conducted by MS Teams.