Legal Secretary

Legal Secretary, Family/Private Client - 3-month fixed term contract - 22.5 hours per week (3 days) - Warwickshire - Competitive salary plus benefits. The successful secretary will provide full secretarial services within the department, supporting multiple Fee Earners. You will need excellent keyboard skills, a polite and patient manner, initiative, and a flexible approach. It would be preferable, to have at least one years’ experience working within the Family/Private Client arena. To apply or to register your interest, please call Grace on 0121 454 1004 and quote Job Ref:2863

JOB OVERVIEW:
Provide a full secretarial service within the department, to ensure that the work is carried out in an expeditious manner and to an appropriate professional standard. Key responsibilities include, handling of and dealing with clients’ calls and liaising with Fee Earners where appropriate, although no legal advice may be given. Seeing clients in reception, general typing and office support for the department. Preparing case files for court hearings and attending departmental and firm wide meetings. Provide reception cover as required. Preparing accurate invoices and cost scheduling for clients on a monthly basis under Fee Earner supervision/instructions. Undertaking any reasonable instructions given by management within the scope of the role. You will require excellent keyboard skills with a good knowledge of Outlook, Word & case management/Tikit. A dynamic approach and uses initiative when dealing with clients or potential clients and a positive approach to customer service. Ability to be a team player and have a flexible outlook. Efficiency to deal with awkward situations and difficult clients in a professional manner and the ability to remain discreet, maintaining employee and client confidentiality at all times.

eNL has a number of permanent, locum and consultant vacancies for private practice law firms, the public sector and FTSE in-house organisations, throughout England & Wales. If you are legally qualified or in a legal business support role and considering a career move, do get in touch, or go to https://www.enllegal.co.uk/enl/register-with-us to register your interest.

HOW TO APPLY:
If you would like further information or would be interested to apply for this vacancy please contact Grace at eNL on 0121 454 1004 or grace.oliver@enllegal.co.uk or contact us via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/237102

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