Job Description
Role: Legal Secretary (Employment team)
Location: Kidderminster
Hours: Full Time - 35 hours per week with 1 hour for lunch (will consider 4 days per week)
Term: Permanent
mfg
You’ll be joining a regional law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, recognised in legal 500 which is made possible by our exceptional people. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.
You will be supporting Employment Partner Tim Lang and work in conjunction with Legal Secretaries Claire Brookman, Alena Dudrah and Lian Styring. This role will be based in the Kidderminster office with the wider team working from Birmingham, Worcester and Telford offices.
You will have a significant influence on how you want your experience and expertise to develop, and you will be strongly encouraged and supported to get involved with clients and the wider organisation.
Day to day, you’ll be successful in this role by:
The Employment Team is looking for a dedicated Legal Secretary. This is an exciting opportunity to join this established team where we handle a broad spectrum of cases.
Key Responsibilities:
* To undertake secretarial work as requested by your Partner including typing, photocopying and correspondence.
* To assist with file management including openings, closures and reviews.
* To manage appointment scheduling and diary entries.
* To maintain correct storage and retrieval of client’s documents.
* To attend to clients on behalf of your fee earner when appropriate.
Requirements:
* Experience in a Secretarial role in a Professional Services environment.
* Knowledge of Employment law is beneficial.
* Dictation and audio typing skills.
* Filing and organisational skills.
* Professional demeanour.
Salary & Benefits:
* Competitive salary
* 22 days’ holiday (plus additional days at Christmas and statutory Bank Holidays)
* Healthcare benefit scheme
* Employee Assistance programme and wellbeing services - 24/7 helpline facility
* Discounted legal fees for staff and family members
* Death in service provision
* Auto enrolment in our Company Pension
* Annual colleague event
Other reasons to join us
* We offer a rewarding career of quality work alongside a commitment to your development. It’s a fantastic environment in which people grow!
* A supportive ‘people first’ culture, driven by wellbeing and work/life balance (it's a 35-hour week)… over 90% of our people responded in our most recent engagement survey that it’s a great place to work and they’re proud to work here.
* Committed to inclusion, we aim to employ a diverse section of the community whilst our work for good causes continues to flourish. Many of our people are actively involved in CSR, Sports & Social and Health & Wellbeing groups.
For more information on what it’s like to work at mfg, please visit our recruitment page or email recruitment@mfgsolicitors.com to arrange a confidential call to discuss this opportunity further.
Agencies please note – we have an agreed Agency PSL in place.
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