We are working with a leading specialist law firm in their search for a Legal Secretarial Team Leader. Alongside some secretarial duties, the role will be responsible for managing a team of secretaries who support a busy team of fee earners.
You will:
* mentor and coach the team
* monitor workloads and allocate work accordingly
* be the first point of contact for fee earners for any team absences
* check-in with fee earners to discuss feedback and relay this to the individual secretaries
* conduct 1-1s, appraisals, and reviews with team members
* attend weekly TL meetings
* deliver daily feedback to the team
* ensure new team members are successfully integrated and trained
* monitor any conduct or performance issues and handle according to the firm's HR policies
* identify a deputy for each period of TL absence
* provide support with other activities like ongoing projects
* be involved in recruiting new secretaries
* be involved in the salary review process
You should have senior secretarial background, ideally within dispute resolution and be able to demonstrate an excellent track record leading a secretarial team.