Legal Secretary - Family Law

Description

Legal Secretary - Family Law FTC

Redditch

Monday - Friday 9am - 17:15pm

Salary DOE

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Legal Assistant/Secretary to support our clients well established Family Law team. The ideal candidate will provide administrative support to the Fee Earner within the department as well as general support to fellow colleagues within the office.

Responsibilities include:

Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors and other involved parties

Provide client updates and monitor matter progression

Opening and closing matters on the case management system compliant with the firm’s AML and quality standards and SRA regulations

Supervised drafting of basic correspondence, forms and documents.

Submitting/registering forms and legal documents HMCTS, Legal Aid Agency

Maintaining contact lists and calendars for fee earners

Monitoring deadlines, manage appointments and diaries

Preparing and submitting bills, payments and receipts, liaising with the finance team

Handling overflow client telephone calls

Reception cover

Preparing and taking the banking and post

General administrative tasks

Other duties as required to ensure the efficient running of the officePerson Specification:

Previous work experience xjnqpsq as family law legal assistant / secretary ideally 2+ years

Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office

Advanced computer literacy (word, excel, outlook)

Working knowledge of case management software

Proficiency in English

Excellent administrative and organisational skills

Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Ad ID: 5417597452