Family Team Legal Secretary – Barnet Office
We are seeking a permanent, full-time Family & Childcare Team Secretary for our newly expanded team in our Barnet office.
Your Profile
1. Some experience working as a legal secretary or similar with ideally some experience and interest in family & child care law.
2. Strong organisational skills.
3. Ability to work under pressure.
4. Fast and accurate typing skills and spelling.
5. Clear and precise written and verbal communication skills.
Ideal Candidate Responsibilities
* Type from digital dictation or otherwise including typing.
* Perform electronic filing as required.
* Deal with telephone calls, whether incoming or outgoing from clients, Counsel, experts and other third parties.
* Maintain appointment diaries for any Fee Earner or any Senior Member of the team.
* Deal with clients and others visiting the office as may be appropriate.
* Ensure compliance with all office procedures as laid down in the Practice Manual including any variations or amendments.
* Deal with CCMS legal aid matters / applications.
* Action any fee notes and/or matters pertaining to experts’ invoices.
* Any other such matters as required.
Working with us
Salary is dependent on experience but starts at the Living Wage.
We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team.
Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently.
The role is full-time. After satisfactory training on our systems, we offer up to 2 days per week remote working.
We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Annual leave for this role: 23 days (plus bank holidays, Christmas and New Year). We review annual leave and increase with service.
Benefits
* Pension Scheme with employer contribution.
* Optional Benenden Health Care.
* Ongoing training and development.
* Hybrid working arrangements.
* Supportive supervision from mentors.
* Annual appraisals and salary reviews.
* Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas.
* Additional perks and benefits.
Additional Support
We have a dedicated inbound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working.
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