Family Legal Secretary

Responsibilities:

• Providing general secretarial support including diary management, digital dictation, file management etc.
• Preparing court forms including Form E, petitions, general applications etc.
• Producing court bundles and preparing briefs to counsel
• Dealing with client enquiries both in person and by phone

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Excellent administrative skills – able to maintain accuracy and work at fast pace
• Highly organised – able to manage and correctly prioritise own workload, able to manage work from multiple fee earners, demonstrates an understanding of urgency and importance
• Demonstrates a proactive approach e.g. performs routine / agreed tasks without prompting, keeps fee earners informed on administrative work in progress, maintains an awareness of department deadlines and reminds fee earners to assist others in working to deadlines – proactive but in line with the scope of their role
• IT literate and willing – able to learn and utilise systems fully in line with Firm guidelines, open to and able to champion system developments and implement change
• Good compliance knowledge – familiarity with anti-money laundering requirements
• Excellent client service skills – demonstrates a high standard of client care, ability to control new enquiry calls and obtain relevant information from clients & upselling where appropriate, in an efficient but friendly manner
• Strong communication skills – with the ability to build rapport, demonstrate a professional approach and give and receive feedback constructively
• Previous experience of Family law desirable – legal secretarial experience of other areas of law will be considered
• Good commercial awareness – understands the importance of efficiency, completing work within timescales set, quality of work, compliance with policies / procedures etc in delivering a service to our clients and maximising fees and profitability
  If you are interested please submit your CV to Tanya Browns Recruitment Group as directed

• Providing general secretarial support including diary management, digital dictation, file management etc.
• Preparing court forms including Form E, petitions, general applications etc.
• Producing court bundles and preparing briefs to counsel
• Dealing with client enquiries both in person and by phon