Vacancy Detail

Family Legal Secretary

A Family Legal Secretary is required for a permanent opportunity with a market leading firm based in Manchester.

Applications are welcomed from individuals with at least 12 months experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities and Duties

To provide an effective, timely and efficient service to the firm’s clients

Communicate with clients of the department in a professional and courteous manner

To ensure excellent service standards and maintain high client satisfaction

To carry out administrative tasks such as time recording and opening new files etc.

Assistance with boxing, storage, archiving, timesheets, court issuing, post, photocopying, faxing and general administration duties.

Preparation of indexes and bundles.

Routine telephone and personal attendances upon clients.

Assistance with bill processing.

Maintenance of central diary and fee earner diary systems.

Skills and Knowledge Required

Full understanding of the firm’s Case Management System

Full working knowledge and compliance of the Office Manual

Full understanding of the firm’s Money Laundering Guidelines

Full understanding of the firm’s client case and quality standards

Good working knowledge of the firm’s telephone, fax and photocopying equipment

Good working knowledge of Family documents etc.

Good working knowledge of the procedures for opening and closing files.

Use of word processing programmes and other IT programmes to produce accurately typed documents.

Good level of typing skills.

Understanding and use of e-mail and other features of Microsoft Outlook.

Good communication skills and the ability to assist clients and take messages.

Good working knowledge of the activities within the firm’s postal room.

Use of the firm’s diary systems.

An attractive salary and benefits package are both on offer together with excellent career progression with this expanding firm.

Location: Manchester | Salary: £18000 - £22000 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 12/06/2019