Current Vacancies
Family Law Secretary
consultant: Rebecca Weatherhead reference: RW-6899 Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Salary: £18000 per Annum Contract: PermanentLegal Secretary - Family Department
Location: West Midlands
Salary: £14,000 - £18,000
Our client is seeking a Legal Secretary to support the team within the Family Department. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced legal secretary looking to establish their career within a group of creative lawyers.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for providing secretarial and administrative support including typing memos, letters, emails, correspondence and reports
Maintaining a diary for the Solicitors, entering client visits, appointments, meetings and lunches, chasing up any outstanding letters and arranging meeting rooms when necessary
Maintaining a Personal Training Record of all training that is received
Organising meetings with clients
Skills
The successful candidate will ideally have held experience of working in a family team as secretary
You need to be able to utilise digital dictation
Fast and accurate typing and audio skills
You will also have experience working in a demanding and fast paced environment
Confidence in using the Microsoft Office package, visual files and case management systems will be an advantage
Organised and punctual as well as supporting other members in the teamAdd to Folderreference: RW-6899
Law Costs Draftsperson
consultant: Chris Gardner reference: CG-6667 Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire
Salary: £30000 per Annum Contract: PermanentLaw Costs Draftsperson
Location: Sheffield
Salary: £18,000 - £30,000
This legal 500 firm have opportunities for Law Costs Draftsperson to join their Costs Management team in their Sheffield Office.Responsibilities:
As a Law Costs Draftsperson you will be Dealing with solicitors' files across a range of disciplines and prepare costs claims for submission to opposing solicitors or the courts. You may be required to undertake negotiations and possibly have some involvement with advocacy
Skills:You will be an experienced law costs draftsperson and possess experience working either in house or for an external supplier of costs
Computer literacy is essential, also a working knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes would be advantageous.
You will either be fully or part qualified
You will be educated to degree standardAdd to Folderreference: CG-6667
Law Costs Draftsperson
consultant: Rebecca Weatherhead reference: SA-6143 Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, Liverpool, Lancashire
Salary: £16000 per Annum Contract: PermanentLaw Costs Draftsman
Salary: £16,000 - £30,000
Location: ManchesterOur Client is a substantial and progressive National firm of solicitors. The Firm is seeking an enthusiastic and ambitious Law Costs Draftsman to join their establish costs management team.
An excellent opportunity for a firm that offer a competitive salary and benefits package including pension, critical illness cover, health cash plan and death in service benefit.
ResponsibilitiesYou will deal with solicitors' files across a range of disciplines and prepare costs claims for submission to opposing solicitors or the courts
In a busy and demanding environment you will be expected to work in a clear and concise manner, exhibiting excellent negotiation skills and the ability to draft correspondence, legal argument, Points of Dispute and instructions to Counsel
You may be required to undertake negotiations and possibly have some involvement with advocacy
SkillsExperience of costs claims is essential
The successful applicant will have solid experience gained from working either within an in-house environment or in the costs team of a Legal firm
It is also considered important that candidates have the willingness and ability to respond to rapid changes in working schedules and priorities. For this you will need to be organised and able to communicate clearly with people at all levels
Will be able to demonstrate the ability to work on own initiative with the minimum amount of supervisionAdd to Folderreference: SA-6143
Legal Assistant
consultant: Chris Gardner reference: CG-6919 Location: London
Salary: Contract: PermanentLegal Assistant (Secretarial Support)
Location: London
Salary: NegotiableFantastic opportunity for a 2 year + Legal Assistant to join this top Legal 500 firm within their London office
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting a Partner and his team. You will work closely alongside the other LSAs and be collectively responsible for providing a superb level of support to all the fee earners at the Bedford Square office.As you will be supporting a Partner, to have gained the appropriate level of knowledge and and skills, you must have a minimum of 2 years solid experience in a legal secretarial or legal administrative role, with a background in Personal Injury, ideally at Partner level. A flexible and "can do" attitude will be required for this busy but interesting position.
Add to Folderreference: CG-6919
Legal Secretary
consultant: Richard Pollard reference: RP-6626 Location: Coventry, West Midlands
Salary: £19000 per Annum Contract: PermanentLegal Secretary - Immigration, Commercial, Will & Probate
Location: Coventry
Salary: £18,000 - £19,000
My client is looking for a Legal Secretary to join their Commercial Team who will also deal with immigration and some wills/probate matters. You will be joining a leading commercial firm who offer Corporate Legal Services to a range major national and international, government bodies and institutional clients. You will be working with the firms long established clients both commercial and private individuals. You should be an experienced legal secretary who has worked with Commercial and Immigration caseloads, who could hit the ground running supporting a small team of fee earners; while also being able to act on your own initiative.
Responsibilities
You will be providing 1-1 support to Partners and 2 other Fee Earners, ensuring all documents and e-mail correspondence are filed in their electronic document management system and paper files are accurately maintained
Audio and copy typing of memos, correspondence, legal documentation and to a high standard of accuracy, within deadlines. Handling telephone enquiries in a professional and polite manner, taking accurate messages and following up on agreed action
Skills
Experience as a Legal Secretary within a Property team will be important due to the high level of documentation that will be expected at Companies House.
Good Time Management skills and Organisational skills will be taken into consideration. Proficient in Word 2003, Outlook, Powerpoint and Excel. Filesite, 3E, Contact Manager and Digital Dictation are desirable.
Digital dictation (audio typing)
Creating/amending documents ranging from 2 pages to 100 pages. For example, precedent documents, deeds packs, deeds, letters etc.
Creating mail merge documentation
Dealing with a range of client specific billing requirements and generating a large number of bills on a monthly basis
Dealing with clients, agents etc by phone, taking messages and general calls
Filing, electronic filing and general admin duties such as faxing and photocopying
Assisting the Team with overflow typing
Managing diary appointments and making arrangements for meetings
Making travel and accommodation arrangements for fee earners where requiredAdd to Folderreference: RP-6626
Personal Injury Secretary
consultant: Richard Pollard reference: RP-6911 Location: Southampton, Hampshire
Salary: £20000 per Annum Contract: PermanentFull time Assistant for Personal Injury Department
Location: Southampton
Salary: £15,000 - £20,000My client is looking for an experienced Personal Injury Assistant to join their team in a busy department. You will demonstrate a sound understanding of the Litigation process and be someone who can hit the ground running and develop within their team.
You will also have an ability to deal with all aspects of preparing trial bundles, have good communication skills, be experienced in using case management systems, have accurate audio secretarial skills, a professional manner and the ability to use your initiative.
ResponsibilitiesGeneral secretarial duties including file management and audio typing
Assisting clients and handling telephone enquiries
With a large client base this role will be a full time roleSkills
Good communication skills and accurate typing skills
Legal secretarial experience in litigation would be preferable
Familiar with preparing trial bundles
You must be a team player and demonstrate the ability to develop within the firmAdd to Folderreference: RP-6911
Private Client Secretary
consultant: Rebecca Weatherhead reference: RW-6727 Location: Exeter, Devon
Salary: £18000 per Annum Contract: PermanentPrivate Client Secretary
Location: Exeter
Salary: Negotiable
A highly reputable regional firm in Exeter seeks a Private Client Secretary to assist within the Family Law department. This position is for a 12 month fixed term and will require Secretaries with clear experience in a Law firm in a Private Client position. In return you will be able to work within a professional and dynamic atmosphere in a successful law firm.
ResponsibilitiesSupport the Family Team with strong secretarial and typing skills
Demonstrate familiarity with the firm`s systems and procedures
Manage Fee Earners diaries and proactively managing fee earners action list
File maintenance and manage a file's Lexcel compliance
Help others and cover other secretaries' work when required to high standards
SkillsExperienced secretary who is able to cope well under pressure and flexibly
Excellent communication skills both written and oral
Competent in using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other Microsoft products
Positive and enthusiastic approach
Family law and other Private Client experienceAdd to Folderreference: RW-6727
