Legal Secretary (all areas)

To provide effective administrative and secretarial support to appointed fee earner. This will include but will not be limited to the primary tasks detailed below.

1) To type correspondence, forms and documents on behalf of the fee earner.

2) To ensure that all details required on the Firm's database, particularly those relating to client matters, are accurately completed in full and that such entries are updated as and when appropriate.

3) Filing of correspondence and other items in the appropriate file.

4) Dealing with telephone calls and accurately recording messages for fee earner concerned.

5) Dealing with clients who call at the office, making appointments and taking messages as necessary.

6) To carry out any photocopying which may be necessary and sending fax messages as required.

7) Checking fee earner's diary and making appointments both by telephone and by seeing clients in reception.

8) To ensure that all mail is delivered to the post room.

9) Contacting clients or other solicitors upon instruction of the fee earner and undertaking matters delegated by the fee earner.

Experience required:

1) Fast, accurate audio typing skills essential (min 50wpm).
2) A good working knowledge of Microsoft Word.
3) Good communication and interpersonal skills.
4) At lease 2 years experience within a secretarial role. Legal experience preferred but not essential as training will be provided by our Client.
5) Applicants must be organised, able to work under pressure and to deadlines.


Agency/Employer: Emmerson-Ross Recruitment
Town or City: Torquay
Location: Devon
Sector: Law
Related Job Titles: Administrative Secretarial,Legal Assistant Legal Secretary,Legal Secretary Administrative Assistant,Legal Secretary Word Processor,Secretarial Administrative Assistant
Permanent/Contract: Permanent, Full time
Experience: 1 years
Date: 27-04-2006
Salary: 13600 British Pound / Year

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