Legal Secretary / Audio-Typist - Private Client Team
Edinburgh City Centre based fully office‑based role.
Permanent full‑time hours Monday to Friday.
Salary up to 30,000 per annum + benefits (depending on experience).
Search Consultancy is recruiting for a leading law firm based in Edinburgh City Centre.
The successful candidate will provide comprehensive secretarial support to fee earners within the firm's Private Client team.
Responsibilities
* Timely and accurate completion of varied documentation and correspondence as required in accordance with the fee earner instructions and department styles.
* Undertake digital dictation and typing for the fee earners on a daily basis.
* Deal with incoming calls, emails & correspondence coming into the department, flagging & escalating as appropriate.
* Take & pass on messages to the appropriate person within the department.
* Assist fee earners with ad hoc administration as & when required, such as form filling.
* Liaise with the Secretarial Support Manager to help plan allocation of work across the teams & staff.
* Carry out various other secretarial & admin duties as directed.
Qualifications
* Previous experience as a Legal Secretary or Audio‑Typing experience; preference for Private Client setting experience (Wills, Powers of Attorney, Title Deeds).
* Excellent organisational skills & attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise a very busy workload & pivot focus when needed.
* First class IT and typing skills, competency with the MS Office suite and experience of digital dictation software.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
If this is the role for you, apply now!
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.
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