Legal Secretary

Brook Street; Belfast; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Brook Street recruitment is currently working on behalf of our Belfast city centre client to recruit a legal secretary with hands on legal secretary experience to join their growing team.

This is an excellent chance to join a well-known firm in the city centre, close to all public transport links. They have bright modern working conditions and offer an excellent salary package.

It would be very beneficial if candidates have experience of legal aid work/LAMS to work on plaintiff litigation, criminal and possibly family matters but this is not essential

Duties
* Providing secretarial and administrative support for other fee earners
* Typing, filing, and archiving duties
* When required covering reception duties including answering of telephones
* Completing all documentation required for clients
* Photocopying, and compiling of documentation
* Managing a neat filing system and diary system of key dates for allocated fee-earners
* Maintaining a tidy work station and work area at all times
* Ordering stationery, purchasing postage stamps
* Other duties relevant to the role

Essential Skills

* Experience in being a legal secretary role with Plaintiff litigation, Family Law is preferred but entry level secretaries will be considered
* Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads
* Attention to detail and high accuracy levels
* Strong audio typing skills
* Be able to work successfully as part of a team
* Experience in conveyancing/family/criminal law preferred

Salary will be circa 25K per year

Please send CV to Colleen Farquharson via the apply link

Brook Street NMR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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