Property Legal Secretary

My client is a leading provider of legal services to businesses and individuals. They are now looking for a Legal Secretary to join their Residential Property team on a permanent basis.

Main Purpose of the Legal Secretary (Residential Property):The successful candidate will be required to provide direct support to his/her Fee Earner to enable the Fee Earner to operate at optimum efficiency and to produce accurate, high quality typed work from audio and script using all Microsoft packages (Word, Excel & PowerPoint). This will include but will not be limited to the main responsibilities listed below. The candidate will be expected to use a high degree of self-motivation and initiative.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Legal Secretary (Residential Property):

• To prepare correspondence and documents through audio typing and script• Opening and closing files in accordance with the requirements of Lexcel• To prepare post and enclosures for despatch.• To arrange for all copying to be done, in person if the designated person is not available to undertake the task.• Diary management.• Co-ordination/planning of appointments.• To prepare meeting rooms as necessary and for the tidying and clearance of the room at the end of the meeting and to provide refreshments when asked to do so.• To provide support to other secretaries as required.• To provide guidance to less experienced and temporary secretaries when required to do so.• To attend clients both 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 undertake any specific training when required to do so and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development.• To ensure the confidentiality of all the firm's and client's documentation and information.

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