Legal Secretary - Family Law

Redditch

Monday - Friday 9am - 17:15pm

Salary DOE

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Legal Assistant/Secretary to support our clients well established Family Law team. The ideal candidate will provide administrative support to the Fee Earner within the department as well as general support to fellow colleagues within the office.

Responsibilities include:

*Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors and other involved parties
*Provide client updates and monitor matter progression
*Opening and closing matters on the case management system compliant with the firm’s AML and quality standards and SRA regulations
*Supervised drafting of basic correspondence, forms and documents.
*Submitting/registering forms and legal documents HMCTS, Legal Aid Agency
*Maintaining contact lists and calendars for fee earners
*Monitoring deadlines, manage appointments and diaries
*Preparing and submitting bills, payments and receipts, liaising with the finance team
*Handling overflow client telephone calls
*Reception cover
*Preparing and taking the banking and post
*General administrative tasks
*Other duties as required to ensure the efficient running of the office
Person Specification:

*Previous work experience as family law legal assistant / secretary ideally 2+ years
*Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office
*Advanced computer literacy (word, excel, outlook)
*Working knowledge of case management software
*Proficiency in English
*Excellent administrative and organisational skills
*Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure
*Attention to detail
*Excellent communication skills