Our Family Law team are looking for an experienced Legal Secretary to join their team in our Hartlepool office.
The Family team in our Hartlepool office, is looking for an experienced full-time Legal Secretary, to support the department by providing secretarial and administrative support to the fee earners to enable them to deliver a friendly and responsive service to their clients.
The role is office based, working Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm with an hour for lunch each day.
* Full generic secretarial support to fee earners, as required, including preparing correspondence and documents through fast and accurate audio-typing and word processing.
* Client contact on telephone and in person, dealing with queries such as initial enquiries, client progress updates and taking messages for fee earners, providing such support in a professional and friendly manner in-keeping with the Firm’s standards for client care.
* Telephone contact with third parties such as Barristers and Womens refuge.
* Making appointments, arranging meetings and maintaining an up-to-date diary for fee earners.
* Opening, maintaining and closing files on case management system.
* Storing and retrieving client files.
* Preparing mail and enclosures for dispatch.
* Providing support to other secretaries as required.
Experience of working in a legal environment is desirable but not essential.
If youd like to discuss this vacancy in confidence, please use the same e-mail address to get in touch.
Please refer to the top of our careers page for the excellent range of benefits we offer.
No agencies please.
Contact us for more details on how we can help.
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