Legal Secretary / Paralegal
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Brandon or Norwich office. The role works alongside our Family team.
About Us
Rudlings Solicitors LLP is a well-established law firm that has been providing expert advice for over 100 years. Our teams work closely together, sharing ideas and challenging current thinking to push the boundaries and deliver an excellent legal service. Our service is founded on strong and long‑lasting relationships with our clients, built on confidence, and they return to us as their trusted advisor time and time again throughout their lives.
“At Rudlings Solicitors, we do not only strive to do things right but to do the right thing.”
Job Specification
The role: As a Legal Secretary, you will manage a varied caseload of family law matters. You will have knowledge of:
* 1. Family matters such as divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships and separations, financial and property settlements, arrangements for children, pre-nuptial and co-habitation agreements.
* 2. Attend to any office administration requested such as dealing with post, filing, file opening/closures, and keeping the file up to date on our case management system.
* 3. Preparing draft documents, invoices, and correspondence.
* 4. Dealing with client queries wherever possible, assisting the team with taking and making telephone calls, as well as with Counsel and the Courts.
* 5. Support fee earners to progress all matters proactively.
Personal Specification
We welcome applications from legal secretaries or paralegals who are driven to deliver superior client service, actively inspire confidence in clients and colleagues at the highest level, and are able to develop lasting professional and personal relationships. The successful candidate will have:
* 1. Excellent communication skills
* 2. Ability to manage workload with minimal supervision
* 3. Organisational skills with impeccable attention to detail
* 4 Outstanding client care skills along with providing regular client updates
* 5. The ability to work as part of a team
* 6. A positive, can-do attitude in a pressurized environment
* 7. In a busy team, it is imperative that you are result orientated
The Package
We offer a competitive salary, dependent upon the level of experience and ability.
Other benefits include:
* 33 days Annual Leave per annum (including Bank Holidays).
* Additional days Annual Leave for the Christmas / New Year office closure.
* Private healthcare scheme.
* Critical Illness cover.
* Scottish Widows Pension Scheme after qualifying period of 3 months in our employment.
* Training and professional development opportunities.
* Referral incentive scheme for all staff.
* Employee discount on legal services.
Additional Information
Equal Opportunities: We are an equal opportunities employer, recruiting individuals on their suitability for the role, qualifications, and experience. We welcome applications from all communities and backgrounds.
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