Family - Legal Secretary
- Rustington, West Sussex
- £24,000-28,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide comprehensive administrative support to legal professionals, including managing calendars and scheduling appointments.
- Prepare, proofread, and format legal documents using Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Conduct audio typing for legal correspondence and documentation.
- Maintain an organised filing system for both physical and electronic documents.
- Communicate with clients and other organisations as required, ensuring professionalism at all times.
- Utilise IT systems effectively to manage information and support office operations.
- Perform general office duties such as answering telephones, managing correspondence, and maintaining office supplies.
- Administer filing which will include daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with the detailed procedures contained in the office manual.
- Making appointments, arrange meetings and to maintain an up-to-date diary for their (his/her) principal.
- Flexible to cover other legal secretaries around the business.
- Previous knowledge of family law
- Previous/Current legal secretary
- LEAP case management system
- Work under pressure.
- Excellent phone manner
- Attentive
- Methodical
- 20 Days Annual Leave (rising to 25 days after 2 years’ service)
- Birthday Day off
- Eyecare scheme,
- Benenden Health care (after successful probation period)
- Christmas shutdown,
- Long Service Awards
- Summer & Christmas Party