Legal Secretary

Parmar Staffing; Brighton; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Parmar Staffing is recruiting an experienced Legal Secretary to support a Wills and Probate fee earner at a law firm in central Brighton. This nine month maternity cover contract offers an opportunity to put your specialist experience to work, providing accurate secretarial support and professional client care.

The initial period will be nine months, however, this may be extended due to the nature of the contract.

Qualifications

• At least two years’ legal secretarial experience within Wills and Probate.
• Accurate audio typing and strong written English.
• Confident IT skills and maintaining legal files.
• Good organisation and attention to detail.
• Professional, sensitive client care.

Responsibilities

• Prepare correspondence and documents via audio typing and word processing.
• Open, maintain, close and retrieve client files.
• Manage diary, appointments and meetings for the fee earner.
• Assist clients by telephone and in person, handling sensitive enquiries.
• Prepare mail and enclosures and support general office administration.
• Maintain confidentiality of client and firm information.

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

Audio typing

Organisation

Client care

Job description

Brighton, United Kingdom

Do you have at least two years’ Wills and Probate legal secretarial experience?

Parmar Staffing is recruiting an experienced Legal Secretary to support a Wills and Probate fee earner at a law firm in central Brighton. This nine month maternity cover contract offers an opportunity to put your specialist experience to work, providing accurate secretarial support and professional client care. The initial period will be nine months, however, this may be extended due to the nature of the contract.

The role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing correspondence and documents through audio typing and word processing.
• Opening, maintaining, closing and retrieving client files.
• Managing appointments, meetings and the fee earner’s diary.
• Assisting clients by telephone and in person, handling sensitive enquiries with care.
• Preparing mail and enclosures and supporting general office administration.
• Working with colleagues and maintaining the confidentiality of client and firm information.

About you

You will bring:

• At least two years’ legal secretarial experience within Wills and Probate.
• Accurate audio typing and strong written English.
• Confident IT skills and experience of maintaining legal files.
• Good organisation, attention to detail and the ability to prioritise your workload.
• A professional, sensitive approach to client care.
• Availability to undertake a nine month maternity cover contract.
• Salary is £29,000 to £30,000 per annum, depending on experience.