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Leeds, West Yorkshire
Legal Secretary Personal Injury
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £19,000 per annum |
Overview
We are holding immediate interviews Contract Type: Permanent Schedule Type: Full Time Location: Leeds Competitive Salary: £21,000 A highly-regarded law firm is seeking a Personal Injury Secretary to join their Leeds office, playing a vital role in supporting their Senior Partner & Management Team/Lawyers. The role will be based within Leeds city centre and your main purpose would be to help them maximise the amount of time they are able to spend on fee-earning and other essential non fee-earning tasks by assisting in the management and execution of their day to day workload. You will be working within a Personal Injury litigation team. They are a modern and progressive law firm who seek individuals that have skills and personalities that stand out from the crowd. The firm seek a Personal Injury Secretary who is highly motivated, committed and organised to work with Personal Injury claims. Someone who is ready to dive straight in, fit in with the team and produce high quality work . Duties include: Using an effective system such as a to do list/reminders to ensure that longer term tasks are completed; Preparing Correspondence and documents through audio typing and word processing Managing diaries, ensuring they are up to date and reminding lawyers of meetings etc on a daily basis; Operating a case management system Arranging meetings, booking conference rooms, refreshments, checking rooms prior to meetings etc and liaising with other attendees, both internal and external; Organising travel arrangements, booking and confirmation of reservations and dealing with related invoices; Photocopying, printing, organising couriers, sending out of letters, faxes, case management system uploads etc; Opening and closing of general files, general filing, record keeping and archiving of files; Liaising with floor support units over filing, scanning, copying etc. Taking internal and external telephone queries, responding as appropriate and/or ensuring that all messages are passed on in a timely manner ; Monitoring post and/or e-mails and dealing with as appropriate and ensuring that all client related correspondence is passed on to an appropriate fee-earner if the relevant person is out of the office; Liaising with business support departments on behalf of lawyers as required; Liaising with the department’s Secretarial Coordinator over any planned absences, arranging cover as necessary and communicating this to the relevant fee earners. Key Skills & Experience: Legal Secretarial (1 year required) Confident typist Advanced knowledge of CRM, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and following training Visual Files, Elite and Winscribe Excellent telephone manner and, after training, competent knowledge of telephone system Excellent communication, organisational and team skills Excellent attention to detail Flexible and dependable, able to take the initiative Able to remain calm under pressure The ability to work to tight deadlines on a daily basis Conscientious, approachable and enthusiastic Quickly builds respect and trust An ability to build a good knowledge of the law firm, its departments, key personnel, clients, procedures and business practices The salary for the role is competitive and based on prior experience. If you wish to be considered for this fantastic Leeds based role then please respond to this email with your CV.