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Family legal secretary
| Posting date: | 03 January 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 February 2025 |
| Location: | Cannock, Staffordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Burrell Jenkins Solicitors |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Burrell Jenkins have been practicing for around 100 years in the local community.
Due to continued growth and expansion, we are hiring an Experienced Legal Secretary to join our warm, friendly and busy Family Department. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive secretarial and administration support to their appointed Solicitor to ensure that they are able to operate at optimum efficiency.
A family law background is essential. Strong, speedy, accurate typing skills are essential as the role requires a considerable amount of audio typing.
Benefits
• Competitive salary (will depend on knowledge/experience)
• Career development opportunities
• Free parking provided
• Pension - subject to eligibility
Key Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
• To prepare correspondence and legal documents via audio typing
• Liaising with clients either face to face or over the telephone
• Paperwork including daily filing, opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files
• Managing general administrative support to the Solicitor and at times the wider team
• To prepare mail and enclosures for dispatch
• To make appointments, arrange meetings and ensure Solicitor’s diary is kept up-to-date
• To triage initial calls and offer support including signposting to support services upon receipt of training
• To assist with costing and billing files
• Legal Aid experience preferred
• Full training will be provided for our case management system
Essential Skills experience:
• Fast, accurate typing skills
• Good standard of education
• Excellent spelling and grammar
• Good organisation and attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Understanding of GDPR
Full-time available Office hours 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday. Part time would be considered for the right candidate.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time considered
Salary: £21,000.00-£22,000.00 per year (pro rata for part time)
Expected hours: No less than 27 per week
Benefits:
• On-site parking
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Apprenticeship, Graduate
Salary: £21,000.00-£22,000.00 per year
Benefits:
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends
Experience:
• legal secretarial: 5 years (preferred)
Ability to Commute:
• Park, WS11 7FH (required)
Work Location: In person
Due to continued growth and expansion, we are hiring an Experienced Legal Secretary to join our warm, friendly and busy Family Department. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive secretarial and administration support to their appointed Solicitor to ensure that they are able to operate at optimum efficiency.
A family law background is essential. Strong, speedy, accurate typing skills are essential as the role requires a considerable amount of audio typing.
Benefits
• Competitive salary (will depend on knowledge/experience)
• Career development opportunities
• Free parking provided
• Pension - subject to eligibility
Key Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
• To prepare correspondence and legal documents via audio typing
• Liaising with clients either face to face or over the telephone
• Paperwork including daily filing, opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files
• Managing general administrative support to the Solicitor and at times the wider team
• To prepare mail and enclosures for dispatch
• To make appointments, arrange meetings and ensure Solicitor’s diary is kept up-to-date
• To triage initial calls and offer support including signposting to support services upon receipt of training
• To assist with costing and billing files
• Legal Aid experience preferred
• Full training will be provided for our case management system
Essential Skills experience:
• Fast, accurate typing skills
• Good standard of education
• Excellent spelling and grammar
• Good organisation and attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Understanding of GDPR
Full-time available Office hours 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday. Part time would be considered for the right candidate.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time considered
Salary: £21,000.00-£22,000.00 per year (pro rata for part time)
Expected hours: No less than 27 per week
Benefits:
• On-site parking
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Apprenticeship, Graduate
Salary: £21,000.00-£22,000.00 per year
Benefits:
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends
Experience:
• legal secretarial: 5 years (preferred)
Ability to Commute:
• Park, WS11 7FH (required)
Work Location: In person