Legal Secretary

**About Awdry Law**:
Established in 1750, we are an award-winning firm having been presented in the past with the Law Society’s Excellence Award for Innovation and two awards for excellent customer service. From our offices in Devizes, Chippenham, Marlborough, Royal Wootton Bassett and Swindon, we serve clients in Wiltshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Bath, London, and throughout the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of first-class legal services for individuals, families, and businesses.

Our purpose is to provide excellent client service and exceed expectations by being dynamic, inspiring, and proactive; client service is at the heart of everything we do. We have a fantastic group of people who work hard, are dedicated and demonstrate great commitment so In return for aiming towards these standards we will back you, help you to improve and support you in being the best we can.

We also want people to enjoy working here and we aim to do this by creating a positive, supportive, and forward-looking environment. Our values are the platform upon which everything is built - excellent client service and making this a great place to work.

**Our Values**:
**Everything starts with you**:People matter, whether you are a client or part of our team

**Always driving forwards **:We always show ambition and energy to achieve results

**Be Brilliant**:We create positivity, excellence and innovation in all we do

**Every person, every time **:We are consistent and reliable and give our best, every time.

**Job Purpose**:
To work within the Commercial department providing a high standard of administrative support and secretarial services.

**Typical Activities**:
**Responsibility for: -**
- Dealing with all administrative duties relating to client transactions and secretarial requirements including but not limited to:

- Managing Fee Earner’s diary
- Preparing files for billing
- Screening incoming calls
- Typing of correspondence, photocopying, filing, sending faxes and opening new files.
- Dealing with client’s matters where appropriate
- Supporting in all areas of work where appropriate
- Preparing and submitting stamp duty forms
- Provision of a reliable and efficient service to clients
- Provision of a professional & friendly service to clients with the ability to recognise when clients may be going through a difficult process
- Preparation of straightforward legal documents
- Commitment to the LEXCEL & Investors in People standards, the requirements of the Law Society and to understand them.
- Being familiar with the basic requirements of the Solicitors Accounts Rules which affect the receipt and payment into the bank of cheques and the accounting of client’s monies.

**Support with: -**
- Liaison with clients and other parties to update and ensure awareness of transaction process at the appropriate times.
- Postal duties as required
- To support with reception cover as required

**ESSENTIAL AND DESIRABLE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS**

**Essential**:

- Experience of undertaking commercial property and development Legal Secretary work or Conveyancing work, or a keen interest and willingness to learn about Commercial work.
- To have the ability to remain calm, polite, and focused when dealing with different situations
- To have excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- The ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with all employees
- Sound general administrative experience
- Great attention to detail
- To enjoy a varied workload and working at pace
- To be able to produce a high standard of work when under pressure
- The ability to make sound decisions taking ownership when required
- To present in a professional manner
- To demonstrate flexibility in approach
- To have excellent IT skills including Microsoft packages

**Desirable**:

- Legal Secretary Level 2 Certificate/Diploma
- Experience of Investors in People and LEXCEL accreditation

Location: Chippenham

Position Type: Full-time, permanent. Part-time school hours Monday-Friday will be considered.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person