CLD Recruitment Ltd
,
Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Legal Secretary
|
Job Type: Full-time |
---|---|
|
Salary: £17,000 per annum |
Overview
Legal Secretary (Part Time) Pontefract £17,000 My Client an award winning Law Firm based in Pontefract are looking for a Legal Secretary to join their Industrial Disease department on a part time basis. The main purpose of this role is to provide support to Senior staff. Main Duties: - Prepare correspondence and documents for fee-earners through audio-typing and word processing. - Administer filing (which will include daily filing) and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with the detailed procedures contained in the Office Manual. - Prepare mail and enclosures for collection. - Administer all photocopying. - To make appointments, arrange meetings and to maintain an up-to-date diary for his/her Principal if required to do so. - Check own work to minimise errors and avoid corrections by fee-earners. - Provide support to other Legal Secretaries as required. - Undertake any specific training when required, and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development. - To ensure the confidentiality of all the firm's and client's documentation and information. - Liaise with the HR Department regarding the booking of holidays and cover. - Provide cover for the Receptionist/Admin Assistant, including dealing with calls, assisting with post and any other relevant duties. Skills Required: - Trained in secretarial practice. - Excellent word-processing and audio-typing skills. - Preferably previous experience as a legal secretary or experience of working in an alternative professional office. - 4 GCSEs at Grade "C", or the equivalent qualification. - Good organisational ability and client care skills. If you are an experienced Secretary interested in this position please apply asap CLD Recruitment (Leeds) Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. CLD Recruitment (Leeds) Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.