Legal Secretary

Recruiter
The SmartList
Location
Leicester
Salary
Competitive
Posted
14 May 2018
Closes
23 May 2018
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
LOCATION: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
JOB TITLE: Legal Secretary
SALARY & BENEFITS: Competitive salary negotiable dependent on experience
WORKING HOURS: Full time - 35 hours per week

THE COMPANY: Our client is a highly regarded Solicitor's company in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire providing reliable legal services for nearly 200 years. Due to continued growth they are now seeking to employ an experienced and organised Legal Secretary to join their friendly and professional team. Our client has an impeccable reputation, and prides itself on the excellence of the legal services it provides. Situated in the idyllic market town of Melton Mowbray, coupled with a progressive, expanding company, this presents a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to work in a well established and friendly office environment.

THE ROLE: As a Legal Secretary, based in Melton Mowbray, you will work with and offer a wide range of high level administrative support to Solicitor's and other colleagues in an efficient and proactive manner. This could encompass working in a range of departments.

Key Responsibilities for the Legal Secretary role include:

- Audio and digital dictation typing

- Production of letters, legal documents and court bundles

- Handling telephone queries

- Client liaison

- General office duties such as photocopying and filing

THE CANDIDATE: As a Legal Secretary, the ideal candidate will be experienced having previously worked within a busy office environment in a Secretarial / Administrative role and will have previous experience within the Legal industry. You must have excellent organisational & typing skills and previous experience in digital dictation or audio typing is essential for this role. Applicants need to be extremely accurate and reliable, posses great attention to detail, and have the ability to work with people on all levels.

Key Experience/ Characteristics preferred for the Legal Secretary role in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire :-

- Must have previous working experience working in a busy Administrative or Secretarial role
- Have experience in/or a good understanding of the Legal sector
- Must be an organised person who is flexible in their approach to work
- Excellent typing skills are essential and you must have experience in audio or digital dictation typing
- Must be accurate and have excellent attention to detail
- Must have a polite telephone manner with both good written and face to face communication skills
- Must live in or be able to easily commute to Melton Mowbray

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