Legal Secretary/Assistant - Family Department
* Legal Secretary/Assistant - Family Department
Vacancy Description: Legal Secretary/Assistant – Family Department
Location: Bury Office
Hours: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm - Monday to Friday (1 Hour Lunch)
We have a vacancy for a Legal Secretary or Assistant to work in our very busy Family Department at our Bury Office.
Ongoing training, guidance and support from the team is provided.
Job role
Working within a busy office with a friendly team of people, you will be expected to carry out the following duties:
* Providing full secretarial assistance to a solicitor
* Some audio typing but ability to work under instruction an advantage
* Arranging appointments and meetings
* Telephone contact with clients and outside agencies
* Diary management
Skills Required
* Experience in family law at secretarial level
* Excellent typing ability
* Excellent telephone manner
* Excellent organisational skills
* Ability to work well within a team
* Friendly and professional manner
The traditions and values, which first established Russell & Russell as an early pioneer of legal services continues to serve us well today. We still provide friendly, professional advice in the manner a traditional high street law firm would, but this is now blended with a 21st Century approach.
The practice has 200 people and has grown organically to incorporate eight offices stretching across the North West; two in Bolton and one in Atherton, Bury, Chester, Farnworth, Horwich, and Middleton. Although we pride ourselves on being a regional firm, a number of our departments service clients throughout England and Wales.
The firm holds a number of industry related accreditations across all its service areas, in particular the Lexcel Practice Management Standard.
What we offer
* Attendance bonus
* 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an accrual system after 2 years
* Birthday holiday
* Life insurance – 2x annual salary
* Referral schemes (PI, Conveyancing, Family & Wills/Probate)
* Discounted Services (Conveyancing, Family & Wills)
* Staff Introduction Scheme (Refer a success applicant and get £500)
* Monthly Raffle Draw – 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes
* Dress down once a month (linked to a chosen charity)
* Annual Christmas Party & Events
Training & Development
* Training and development opportunities
* Internal workshops
* Compliance webinars
Applications: To apply, please click the button below to complete the application form and attachyour CV.
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