Legal Secretary

Castle View Personnel; Inverness; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Legal Secretary in Inverness. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive support to Solicitors, manage client enquiries, and undertake various administrative tasks. With a salary between £26,000 and £29,000, this full-time position demands previous legal secretarial experience and strong organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Previous legal secretarial or administration experience required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Ability to handle pressure with good time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support to Partners and Solicitors.
• Manage client enquiries in person and over the phone.
• Conduct diary management and coordinate meetings.

Skills

Legal secretarial/administration experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

IT skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

MS Office proficiency

Job description

Overview

Title: Legal Secretary
Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time (Monday - Friday)
Location: Inverness
Salary: £26,000 - £29,000 (depending on experience/qualifications)

Responsibilities

• Providing comprehensive secretarial support to Partners and Solicitors, including typing a range of correspondence and documentation containing legal terminology.
• Dealing with client enquiries face to face and by telephone.
• Diary management, coordinating and setting up meetings.
• Transcription of legal documents with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Dealing with email enquiries.
• Liaising with a range of internal and external contacts.
• Updating and managing client case files, opening and closing records accordingly.
• General administration including preparation of various legal forms and templates.
• Filing, photocopying, scanning, and invoicing.

Person Specification

• Previous legal secretarial/administration experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and also manage a busy personal workload.
• Strong IT and administrative skills.
• Polite telephone manner.
• Calm under pressure with good organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Capable of prioritising in order to work to deadlines.
• An excellent knowledge of MS Office including Word, Outlook, etc.

How to apply

For more information please respond by email or contact Castle View Personnel on 01463 230 200.

Castle View Personnel (Inverness) Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

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