Legal Secretary / Audio Typist / Paralegal / Legal Assistant

Job Title: Legal Secretary / Audio Typist

Location: Birkenhead

Salary: Competitive

Job type: Permanent, Full time

Closing date: 30th November 2018

The Company provides clear, simple and cost-effective legal advice to both individuals and businesses across the North West, including Birkenhead, Wirral, Liverpool and Merseyside.

From their offices in Birkenhead, their solicitors provide legal services in both personal and business law and they are truly dedicated to providing practical support to the community we serve.

Purpose of the Role:

To work in a busy department as part of a small team, principally dealing in litigation, employment and private client work.

Main Duties:

• To prepare correspondence and documents for a busy Solicitors firm
• To prepare mail and enclosures for despatch if required
• To arrange for all copying to be done
• To make appointments, arrange meetings and to liaise with fee earners and clients
• 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 ensure the confidentiality of all the firm's and clients' documentation and information
• Update case details such as client email address and / or 3rd party details

A 'hands on' attitude is essential as other administrative duties together with some reception work also form part of the role.

The successful Candidate will have/ be:

• Legal knowledge
• Able to understand the need for accuracy
• Computer literate
• Excellent inter personal and communication skills needed to work effectively as a team member
• Excellent command of English spelling, punctuation and grammar
• Excellent word processing and audio typing skills
• Excellent customer service skills, including professional and friendly telephone manner

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Legal Secretary, Legal Typist, Typist, Legal PA, Secretary, Legal Administrator, Legal Office Support, Legal Business Support, Conveyancing Secretary, Fee Earner Support Legal Administrator and Compliance Executive may also be considered for this role.