Employment Law Secretary or Paralegal

Confidential; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Company sick pay scheme

Private Healthcare after 2 years

Pension scheme

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an Employment Law Secretary or Paralegal to join the team in Leamington Spa. The role involves supporting a busy employment law fee earner, typing legal documents, managing diaries, and liaising with clients by phone and email.

The successful candidate will have recent experience as a Legal Secretary or Paralegal, and familiarity with Word, Excel, Outlook and a legal case management system. A friendly, team-oriented environment with good work-life balance is offered.

Qualifications

• Previous, up to date experience as a Legal Secretary or Paralegal
• Experience supporting an employment law team
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience of using a legal case management system
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills and a commitment to a high level of client care
• The ability to work well as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Audio and copy typing of correspondence and legal documents including settlement agreements, contracts of employment and tribunal documents
• Managing diaries, arranging appointments and organising meetings
• Liaising with clients by telephone and email
• Opening new files
• Archiving files
• Preparing invoices
• Providing support to an employment law fee earner

Skills

Legal secretary experience

Paralegal experience

MS Word

MS Excel

Outlook

Legal case management system

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team player

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Legal Case Management System

Job description

Employment Law Secretary or Paralegal

Location: Leamington Spa

Salary: A competitive salary is offered which will be commensurate with experience

About the firm:

Founded over 200 years ago, our client is a multi-service, high street law firm offering a friendly and supportive workplace, a healthy work/life balance and excellent opportunities for career development.

The firm offer competitive basic salaries and consider the experience and value that each employee brings to the firm. They offer competitive salaries, recognising and rewarding employees for positive client feedback, a clean complaints record and the ability to complete matters efficiently, rather than setting high billing targets. Additionally, they offer an excellent benefits package worth approximately £1,000 per year.

What you ll be doing:

• Providing support to an employment law fee earner
• Audio and copy typing of correspondence and legal documents including settlement agreements, contracts of employment and tribunal documents
• Managing diaries, arranging appointments and organising meetings
• Liaising with clients by telephone and email
• Opening new files
• Archiving files
• Preparing invoices

Who we re looking for:

• Previous, up to date experience as a Legal Secretary or Paralegal
• Previous experience of supporting an employment law team
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience of using a legal case management system
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• The ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills and a commitment to a high level of client care
• The ability to work well as part of a team

What s on offer:

This is a full-time permanent job.

Benefits include:

• 23 days annual leave plus, rising to 28 days with length of service plus bank holidays
• Additional paid leave over the Christmas shutdown period
• Company sick pay scheme
• Private Healthcare after 2 years service
• Discounted legal services
• Company events
• Bereavement leave
• Company pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Financial planning services
• Subsidised gym membership
• Health and wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Free On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time
• Support with training and development and ample opportunity to progress your career

Note: A competitive salary is offered which will be wholly commensurate with experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge.