Legal Secretary
Location: Bournemouth
Salary: c £26,500 + discretionary company bonus paid annually
Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri office based
Benefits: 20 days hols + bank hols + Christmas/NY shut down as extra, birthday off paid, Xmas shut down extra holiday, Simply Health plan, staff socials, heavily subsidised parking, volunteering day pa paid, 5% employer pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced sick pay, death in service provision x 4, modern offices, career development
Aspire Jobs are working exclusively with our professional services client who are growing and as such now need an experienced Legal Secretary to join their busy team.
Based in central Bmth, where parking is heavily subsidised, you will be joining a progressive and growing practice who has been established for a long time and who have a fantastic reputation.
This is a perfect time to join a growing and progressively thinking team and firm.
The successful Legal Secretary will provide support to fee earners and partners who are focused on providing a very high-quality legal service to their clients.
The role would suit someone with experience of working as a Legal Secretary within various departments.
The successful candidate will be IT literate, will be able to manage a varied workload to include secretarial assistance, answering calls, filing, typing (inc audio), document production, file and diary management and general office administration.
There is scope for the Legal Secretary to have a really positive impact in this team, helping also to review current processes. Although having legal secretarial experience is ideal, the key requirements for the role are:
* Experience of liaising with clients, on the phone and on email.
* Strong organisational skills and the ability to self-motivate, together with the ability to work well as part of a team to meet tight deadlines.
* Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
* An excellent understanding and working knowledge of Microsoft software packages, including the production and editing of various forms of documentation.
* Experience using modern document management systems.
* Experience working as a Legal Secretary within Family Law is essential.
There is a strong team ethic within the firm and as such you must be prepared to work within a professional services environment. Professionalism, great communication and strong Legal Secretary, Secretarial/PA or strong administration skills and experience are essential