Legal Secretary

We specialise in the recruitment of high quality candidates in the Secretarial sector. We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Family Legal Secretary to work in a small, busy firm of solicitors. The role will provide secretarial and administrative support to the principal of the firm and will be the lead family secretary.

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Legal Secretary’s Core Duties

• Be first point of contact for client enquiries, over the phone and in the office
• Audio typing, collating documents for Form E, trial bundles, briefs to counsel, typing legal forms (Printaform), elementary drafting of documents, and opening and closing files
• Drafting and submitting documents on MyHMTCS, dealing with Land Registry Entries, applications and registrations on Land Registry portal
• Diary management
• General office duties

Legal Secretary’s Skills Required

• High level of verbal and communications skills
• Fast audio (tape machine) typing skills with high attention to detail
• Knowledge of the new family court procedures and use of MyHMCTS online portal
• Land Registry portal experience
• Methodical and able to prioritise workload
• Ability to be discreet and maintain high levels of confidentiality
• Excellent admin and organisational skills
• Ability to manage a heavy workload
• Confident and understanding telephone manner
• Highly proficient in MS Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook)

Legal Secretary’s Key Experience

• More than 3 years’ Legal Secretary experience in Family law
• Experience in private client work (typing and engrossing Wills, submitting probate applications, drafting Estate Accounts, completing IHT205 & IHT400 forms) would be desirable

Are you enthusiastic about the Legal Secretary job? Send us your CV in word format today