Legal Secretary

☞ APWIP UK

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Update day: 24-05-2024

Location: Lichfield West Midlands

Category: Legal / Contracts

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Job type: Full-time

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Job Summary:

This position is responsible for a wide variety of duties including preparation of documents and correspondence, mail, audio typing, filing, photocopying, administration, office operation and diary management. The Legal Secretary is expected to use a high degree of self-management and initiative and to maintain a high level of confidentiality.


Primary Responsibilities:

  • To attend clients/contacts in person and on the telephone and to provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the Firm’s standards for client care
  • To maintain relevant client information including rates, billing procedures and keeping the team members informed.
  • To request billing guides and draft bills and deal with interim billing as appropriate.
  • To arrange meetings, seminars etc. where applicable and to take minutes.
  • To prepare correspondence and legal documents through audio typing and word processing and to ensure a high quality of the documents, faxes and photocopies
  • To open and close files.
  • To prepare mail and enclosures for dispatch.
  • To maintain and update the filing systems.
  • To answer the telephones promptly, taking messages and following up where necessary.
  • Controlling the diaries, organizing to do lists and flag up issues needing attention.
  • Completing and submitting timesheets on time.
  • To use initiative to progress files within the limits of his/her own ability.
  • To provide guidance to trainee and temporary secretaries when required to do so.
  • To undertake any specific training when required to do so and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development.
  • To undertake departmental systems administration and third party reporting.

Qualifications

Education:

  • GNVQ or A Levels or 2-5 years of experience

Experience:

  • 2-5 years of related experience.

Soft Skills:

  • Eager to learn
  • Flexible and able to adapt to changing situations as needed
  • Organized and detail orientated
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines
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Deadline: 08-07-2024

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