Job Description
Kennedys is seeing a Legal Secretary, to join our Property/Energy/Construction team in our Manchester office.
Team
Kennedys' Property, Energy and Construction team specialise in insurance claims, assisting insurers and reinsurers of major multi-national companies in relation to their global exposures. We provide coverage advice and defend high-value, international and complex claims. We have been instructed on some of the market's most high profile claims, up to billions-of-pounds in claim value.
Key responsibilities
* Manage and prioritise tasks according to urgency for fee earners in both the Casualty Coverage and Property, Energy and Construction team.
* Access and store copy reports, correspondence and documents produced by the Document Production Team
* Seek to develop knowledge of the team practice area, learning how it operates and adhering to it
* Take and record accurate messages and pass on to the appropriate person and without unnecessary delay
* Attend to clients both on the telephone and in person in a professional manner.
Required experience
* Previous secretarial experience
* Competent knowledge about legal practice
* Proficient in word processing/office software
Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.
*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.