Job Details
Legal Secretary
Leeds
£24,000 - £28,000
My client an award winning Law Firm are looking to recruit a Legal Secretary to join their Care team, based in Leeds.
Main Duties:
The prime role of a Legal Secretary is to provide secretarial support to the care and public team lawyers.
* Typing documents including court documents and applications, emails and file notes, etc for the fee earner's
* Preparing legal aid applications on CCMS
* Opening files on the case management system
* Answering calls and assisting clients with enquiries
* Liaising with clients/professionals to arrange appointments/meetings, etc.
* Dealing with incoming emails/post and corresponding as appropriate
* Digital dictation (BigHand)
* Ensuring the case management database is continually kept updated.
* Ensuring files are fully time recorded for billing
* Preparing Court bundles.
* Assisting other fee earners within the team
* Ensuring the experts' register is updated
* Providing cover for other secretaries in their absence
* Assisting fee earners with billing and closing files, as well as invoices
Skills Required:
* Previous experience of working within a Care department at a firm of solicitors, or other similar experience.
* Good telephone manner
* Good typing skills and use of digital dictation
* Highly motivated
* Highly organised
* Willingness to take on new tasks
* Proactive and using initiative
* Efficient
* Able to prioritise workloads of different fee earners.
Benefits
· Competitive salary
· Work life balance
· Hybrid working available.
· 25 days holiday plus statutory, plus extra days for long service.
· An extra day's holiday for your birthday
· 2 x ½ days off for Life Admin Days
· Health Scheme
· 2 x Non -Contractual Bonuses per year
· Pension
· Christmas party get togethers.
If you are an experienced Legal Secretary interested in this role, please apply asap!
CLD Recruitment (Leeds) Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. CLD Recruitment (Leeds) Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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