Our client is an award winning Legal 500 boutique law firm and they have an opportunity, within their new Penrith office, for a Legal Secretary.

The firm specialises in Court of Protection, Deputyships, Family Law, Residential Conveyancing, Commercial Property, Litigation & Disputes and Wills, Trusts and Probate Services.

The main purpose of the role will be to provide efficient and effective legal secretarial support to the Litigation department.

Your new job

• Supporting and assisting Litigation fee earners as far as is possible
• Audio and copy typing for Litigation team
• Billing (Monthly or as required)
• Processing all claims for client related expenses (obtain from fee earners on a regular basis) and personal expenses for members of the Litigation team
• Overseeing general administration for all Litigation files
• Organising client appointments and arranging meeting rooms
• Maintaining awareness of files so as to be able to take messages and update clients on the telephone as required
• General firm administration (preparing and posting chitties/maintaining internal registers/storage of deeds and documents etc)
• Cover when reception staff are not available i.e. answering the door, making tea/coffee for clients/answering the telephone/scanning in documents etc
• Cover when Family and WTP legal secretaries are not available i.e. opening new files, completing chitties etc

About you

• Two to three years in a legal secretarial role
• Good standard of education
• Working knowledge of using Windows, Microsoft office, Word, Excel, Outlook and case management systems
• Working knowledge of digital dictation systems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to relate to a wide range of clients and manage their expectations
• Good prioritisation and time management
• Team player
• Displays honesty and integrity
• Pro-active and self-motivated
• “Can do” attitude
• Flexible and adaptive
• Excellent attention to detail

Salary and benefits

• Salary: Competitive
• Bonus scheme
• Employer contribution to pension at 4%
• 25 days holiday entitlement per year with an additional 3 days non-contractual leave for Christmas
• Free annual flu injection
• Employee discount platform
• Employee Assist – access to personal, legal and financial issues, support and counselling and GP helpline.
• £50 gift card on your birthday with along with a late start or early finish
• £50 gift at Christmas
• Beamish Museum Family Passes
• 5 extra days paid leave on your 5 year anniversary
• Death in service benefit of 3 x salary