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Our client is an award-winning firm of Solicitors providing a wide range of legal services to both individuals and businesses.

They have an excellent opportunity for a Legal Secretary to support their Private Client and Residential Property Teams.

This position would suit an individual who has experience of supporting a busy Private Client/Residential Property Team providing secretarial and administrative support to the fee earning members of the Teams. You will be competent and proficient with case management systems, a competent IT user and be able to work on your own initiative.

What you’ll be doing - Legal Secretary

* Opening files and inputting/maintaining client details

* Anti-Money Laundering verification of new and existing clients

* Receiving and making telephone calls to both clients and contacts which will involve keeping them up to date with matter progress

* Digital transcription of documents as and when directed by the members of the fee earning staff

* Ordering searches and other disbursements in line with fee earner instructions

* Keeping Electronic/manual client matter files up to date

* Liaising with all members of staff in relation to client files

* Preparing files for storage and retrieving documents via requests to the appropriate member of staff

* Scheduling of appointments for fee earners

* Meeting clients and undertaking reception duties as required

Could you be part of this friendly, award-winning team? - Legal Secretary

For this role we are looking for candidates who have have had experience of working within a law firm, and who can liaise confidently with clients via phone and email, communicate effectively and possesses a high level of attention to detail. Additionally you will be:

* Proficient in a variety of computer software applications including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)

* Comfortable handling confidential information

* Good at multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks

They offer - Legal Secretary

* Salary £23,000 per year

* 24 days of annual leave plus bank holiday

* Private Health Insurance

* Company Pension Scheme

Hours - Legal Secretary

* 36 hours; 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday