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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Legal Secretary to join my clients highly regarded firm in their Skipton offices. The successful candidate will ideally have experience in a similar role assisting with secretarial support on PI matters. They will have a helpful manner, strong organisational skills and will enjoy working under pressure, meeting deadlines and maintaining high levels of accuracy while doing so. The ability to deliver a friendly, professional, quality service in all dealings with clients and other parties is essential.
Key Responsibilities
* Reception duties.
* Audio and some copy typing to fee earners’ specification.
* Producing documents from the Case Management system.
* Management of the files under the fee earner’s direction from opening files to preparing them for archiving.
* Liaising with clients and other parties on behalf of fee earners and dealing with enquiries as appropriate.
* Liaising with the Accounts department to produce cheques, pay disbursements etc.
* Filing, photocopying, collating of documents and other clerical duties.
* Maintaining diaries and making appointments when required.
* Checking Legal Aid payments and distribution thereof.
* Contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment.
* Contribute to maintaining and improving office procedures.
* Any other duties which from time to time are required by the firm.
The Candidate
* Good keyboard skills – typing skills of 55 wpm.
* Excellent telephone skills – confident, clear and professional.
* Literate and numerate.
* Ability to work accurately in accordance with the requirements of the team.
* Ability to deal with enquiries in a professional, friendly and effective manner.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
* Ability to work on own initiative.
* Being prepared work as a member of a team.
* Previous secretary experience within personal injury (highly desirable).
* Case Management System experience (highly desirable).
Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment.
Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
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