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We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Legal Secretary to join a reputable Taunton based firm. Most secretaries within the firm work on a one-to-one basis with their Fee Earners, or within a small team which may also consist of a Legal Assistant. Secretaries not only provide administrative and typing support, but are very much seen as members of the legal team and provide excellent levels of service to clients, business partners and other teams and individuals within the business.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Produce a variety of documents from audio/ digital dictation and other instruction as directed by the fee earner
• Collation and pagination of documents
• Deal accurately with filing and in a timely manner, including the storage and retrieval of client files in line with the practices filing system
• Make effective use of IT systems, specifically word, excel and the case management system VisualFiles
• Take and record accurate messages and pass on to the appropriate person and without unnecessary delay
• Attend to clients both on the telephone and in person in a professional manner.
• Keep others informed of workload and capacity
• Archiving and retrieval of files from storage when required

Please refer the Job description for details