Family Legal Secretary

at  fbc manby bowdler

We are recruiting for a Legal Secretary to support our Family Team based in Telford.
Previous administration experience is essential, preferably in a legal environment. You will also have excellent attention to detail, typing and IT skills and a systematic approach to your work. Being able to work well in a team and have excellent client skills is important.

A typical day would be:

• General support services within the department including secretarial and typing support.
• Assisting fee-earners with their individual matters and deputising in their absence.
• Ensuring the department delivers the One Team and Quality Client Experience concepts.
• Contributing to the department’s business plan where appropriate.
• Maintaining effective links with the Risk and Compliance Manager to ensure that quality standards and audit measures are implemented and monitored to agreed procedures and in line with the compliance plan.
• Ensuring support team cover is provided at all times including absence, holidays and lunchtime cover to ensure client care is maintained.
• Contributing to the development of departmental systems, IT use/application and any other resources enabling the department to operate more efficiently.
• Provide PA and support services to fee-earners as and when required including relevant administration, attending meetings and effective diary management for themselves and fee-earners.
• Ensuring (in accordance with agreed matter planning tools) each client matter is quoted, costed and billed at a profitable level.
• Attending client meetings to take notes, client instructions, etc.
• Assembly of trial bundles and disclosure.
• Your own individual flexibility in your approach to work

We are a firm that puts our people first, you can expect:

• Regular, structured performance and career conversations.
• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• We offer paid maternity leave, adoption leave and paternity leave.
• We have a full menopause policy.
• We support employees undergoing IVF or fertility treatment.
• RewardHub+ retail discounts for our employees, along with access to online gym sessions, wellbeing, Employee Assistance Programme, financial wellbeing and more.
• We fund eye care, dental care, specialist consultations, physiotherapy, mental health support and more.

Please refer the Job description for details