Legal Secretary - Family Law

Legal Secretary – Family Law
£23,000-£25,000 (DOE) +benefits
Herne Bay – Office Based Contracted Hours 9.00am-5.00pm Monday to Friday
Permanent – Full Time

The Job

We are seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to join our clients Family Law team in Herne Bay. This leading and well regarded Kent Law firm place the highest value on client care and the quality of their service.

Requirements

No formal qualifications are required (CILEX Legal Secretarial Diploma or equivalent would be an advantage)
Good all round education; both literate and numerate
Competent in the use of MS Word and Outlook (Professional) gained in a working environment, preferably the legal industry
Accurate in producing good quality correspondence
Proficient audio typist;
Familiar with transcription via Digital Dictation (desirable)
Familiarity with using a Practice Management System (Partner/Tikit)
Responsibilities

Providing full secretarial support to the partner and family solicitors, including arranging appointments, dealing with client queries in person and by phone, together with preparation of correspondence and documents by audio typing via the digital dictation system;
Filing, photocopying and opening/closing client files in a timely manner;
Regular consideration of client files and liaising with partner and fee earners on any action required;
Maintaining and coordinating diaries and diary notes and reporting on these as necessary
Working as a member of the secretarial team; answering incoming calls, greeting visitors to Reception on occasion, collection/delivery of daily incoming/outgoing post, and any other general office administrative duties as required;
Secretarial support to other departments in Herne Bay and the family solicitors in other offices as and when required.
Rewards

Work for a highly respected legal practice
Lovely offices – access to a gym, restaurant and beautiful grounds for your lunchtime walk!
Pension
Perkbox
Free Parking
Westin Par values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Agency
Due to the high volume of applicants applying for all roles, we can only reply to candidates with the most relevant skills and experience. If you have not heard back from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion