Family Legal Secretary

Pertemps; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Family Legal Secretary in South Yorkshire. The role offers a competitive salary and requires 2+ years of PQE in a family law context. Responsibilities include managing correspondence, court documents, and client files while offering administrative support to Fee Earners. Ideal candidates will have strong audio typing and IT skills, be organized, detail-oriented, and possess a professional demeanor. Flexible working arrangements are considered and training opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Supportive working environment

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements considered

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a legal secretary, ideally in family law.
• Experience with family court procedures is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support to family law Fee Earners.
• Manage diaries, appointments and court deadlines.
• Prepare and bundle documents for court hearings.

Skills

Strong audio typing skills

IT skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Professional manner

Empathy when dealing with clients

Ability to manage competing priorities

Teamwork

Tools

Case management systems

Job description

Family Legal Secretary – 2+ PQE – South Yorkshire

Job Title: Legal Secretary (Family Department)

PQE Required: 2+

Location: South Yorkshire

Salary: Competitive

The Role:

The successful candidate will provide high quality secretarial and administrative assistance to Fee Earners, ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the department. The role will include providing secretarial support to family law Fee Earners, audio and copy typing of correspondence, court documents and legal forms, managing diaries, appointments and court deadlines, preparing and bundling documents for court hearings, opening, maintaining and closing client files in line with compliance requirements, liaising with clients, courts and third parties in a professional and confidential manner and assisting with general administrative tasks to support the wider team.

The Candidate:

The ideal candidate will have previous experience as a legal secretary, ideally within a family law department. You will demonstrate strong audio typing and IT skills, be well organised with excellent attention to detail, have a professional and empathetic manner when dealing with clients, be able to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines and be reliable, proactive and able to work effectively as part of a team. Experience with case management systems and knowledge of family court procedures would be advantageous but is not essential.

Package:

On offer is a competitive salary dependent on experience, a supportive and friendly working environment, opportunities for training and development and flexible working arrangements considered.

How to Apply:

Contact Teagan Portas at eNL on 0113 320 0575 / 0161 850 0745 or email [e-mail] with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.

Candidate Care:

eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.