Legal Secretary

Carousel Consultancy Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a proactive Legal Secretary for their Manchester or Leeds office, offering hybrid working. The role involves providing superior administrative support, liaising with clients, and producing legal documentation within a supportive environment that encourages professional growth. Competitive salary along with generous benefits are on offer.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus schemes

25 days annual leave

Life insurance

Opportunity for professional development

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Legal Secretary or Administrator valued.
• Fast, accurate typing and numeracy skills required.
• Confident and professional communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• First point of contact for clients, handling queries and ensuring confidentiality.
• Maintain diaries and coordinate meetings for partners and associates.
• Produce legal documentation and assist with marketing activities.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

IT Skills

Confidentiality

Tools

MS Office

Document Management Systems

Job description

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Legal Secretary – Manchester or Leeds / Hybrid Working – £26k-£32k (DoE) + bonus & benefits

We are looking for a highly organised, professional and proactive Legal Administrator / Legal Secretary to join a successful law firm in their Manchester or Leeds office (hybrid working available).

Joining a market-leading organisation, the Legal Secretary will provide first-class support to allocated partners and associates within their practice area. You will be the first point of contact for clients, so we are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as strong administrative capabilities as you will produce legal documentation and correspondence, maintain diaries and assist with marketing activities.

What’s on offer?

Our client is extremely proud of their unique culture and fun, fast-paced environment; they truly value their employees, providing the support, management and training opportunities individuals need to reach their full potential and ambitions.

• Great opportunity to join a successful organisation
• Hybrid working – 2-3 days in the office
• Discretionary bonus schemes
• 25 days annual leave
• Life insurance

And much more!

Key responsibilities as the Legal Secretary will include:

• First point of contact for clients, dealing with any queries or issues and maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Maintaining partners’ and associates’ diaries
• Coordinating internal and external meetings
• Coordinating billing/credit control and accounting matters
• Producing legal documentation and client correspondence
• Assisting with the preparation of court bundles
• Building good working knowledge of the legal areas of expertise you are supporting
• Assisting with marketing activities, events and seminars as required
• Building knowledge of files and matters to be able to support partners and associates in assisting clients

And more!

What we’re looking for:

• Previous experience as a Legal Secretary / Legal Administrator (salary is dependent on experience)
• Fast, accurate typing and accurate numeracy skills
• Highly organised nature with excellent attention to detail
• Strong IT skills including MS Office applications and document management systems
• Confident communication skills with the ability to liaise at all levels professionally, confidentially and tactfully
• Ability to work efficiently to meet deadlines
• Proactive, professional and personableteam player
• Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information

Interested in this great Legal Secretary opportunity?

If this role sounds of interest and you have the skills and capabilities we’re looking for, then we’d love to hear from you ASAP!

Please submit your CV, quoting ‘LO – Legal Secretary – Manchester’