Family Team Assistant

JS Legal Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading regional legal firm in London is looking for an experienced Family Legal Secretary to join their Family Law Team. The role involves providing comprehensive administrative support to lawyers, managing diaries, liaising with clients and preparing legal documents. Ideal candidates will have recent experience in family law and strong Microsoft Office skills. The firm offers a friendly office environment and benefits including annual leave and private health.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Pension

Private Health

Death in service

Parking

Friendly office environment

Qualifications

• Ideally 1 years recent Family legal secretarial experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office is essential.
• Attention to detail and excellent grammar are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial administration support to one or more lawyers.
• Audio typing using digital dictation.
• Manage electronic diaries and book meeting rooms.

Skills

Family legal secretarial experience

Attention to detail

Excellent grammar

Empathy

Prioritization and multitasking

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Legal Secretary

JS Legal Recruitment are excited to be working with a leading regional Legal 500 law firm with multiple offices across Essex. Due to continued growth my client is recruiting for an experienced Family Legal Secretary, to join their expanding Family Law Team based in Hornchurch. Although Legal Secretaries with Litigation experience will also be considered for this position.

As a Family Legal Secretary you will provide administrative support to one or more lawyers.

The Role

• As a Family Legal Secretary you will provide secretarial administration support to one or more lawyers
• Audio typing using digital dictation
• Electronic Diary management, Booking meeting rooms, arranging meetings
• Liaise with clients, solicitors, barristers, courts and counsel
• Assisting with Divorce, separation, Cohabitation, injunctions, Pre-nuptial agreements
• Typing letters, financial statements
• Preparing trial bundles
• Preparation of invoices
• Opening and closing of files
• Maintain the filing system
• Scanning incoming post
• Billing

Experience required

• Ideally 1 years recent Family legal secretarial experience, those that possess Litigation experience will also be considered
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Attention to detail, excellent grammar is essential
• Possess a high level of empathy
• Able to prioritise and multitask

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Pension
• Private Health
• Death in service
• Parking
• Friendly office environment

Apply Now

Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2350 OR email now your cv or call for a confidential discussion. For more information on other vacancies JS Legal recruitment Ltd are handling please visit our website.

All successful applications will be responded to within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.