Legal Secretary

Express Solicitors; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Manchester seeks a Legal Secretary to support Occupiers' and Public Liability Lawyers. Responsibilities include preparing documents, managing communications, and assisting with the Proclaim case management system. Ideal candidates should have legal secretary experience and strong communication skills, with a salary range of £26,000 to £28,000 and a hybrid working pattern after probation.

Benefits

Hybrid working

23 days holiday, rising to 26

Private medical insurance after 2 years

24/7 onsite gym

Social committee activities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as a Legal Secretary is essential.
• Strong comprehension of English spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
• Ability to prioritize workload and work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist Occupiers' and Public Liability Lawyers in various legal tasks.
• Prepare correspondence and documents including court bundles.
• Make inbound and outbound professional calls to clients.

Skills

Legal Secretary experience

Exceptional customer service skills

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Audio typing speed of 65+ wpm

Tools

Proclaim case management system

Digital dictation software

Job description

Occupiers' and Public Liability

About Us

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm that deals with personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Based in Manchester, we serve clients nationwide and are currently ranked 70 out of more than 10,000 law firms. We have a 5-star rating on Trustpilot from over 7,000 reviews, which coming from our clients means a lot to us. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is the core of our business.

The Role

In this role, you will be working in a pool of Legal Secretaries assisting a number of Occupiers’ and Public Liability Lawyers. The job is varied with not just typing and file management, but preparing bundles, taking and making calls to clients, arranging meetings & conferences. We are heading towards being a paperless office but there still will be some filing.

Responsibilities

• Working in a pool of legal secretaries assisting a number of Occupiers’ and Public Liability Lawyers.
• Preparing correspondence and documents including pleadings and court bundles.
• Photocopying and scanning documents (with assistance from Administration team if needed).
• Inbound and outbound calls to clients and others in a professional and friendly manner.
• Make appointments, arrange meetings and liaise with Lawyers, clients, Counsel and others.
• Supporting other secretaries and the administration team as required.
• Helping to update the Proclaim case management system where possible.

Person Specification

• Demonstrable Legal Secretary experience is essential.
• Strong comprehension of English spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
• IT literate
• Exceptional customer service skills, including professional and friendly telephone manner.
• Acute attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise daily workload and experience of working in a fast-paced environment.
• Prior exposure to Proclaim case management system is desirable.
• Excellent word processing and audio typing skills
• Audio typing speed of 65+ words per minute
• Use of digital dictation, ideally Big Hand would be beneficial.

Salary & Hours

• Salary of £26,000 to £28,000, dependent on experience
• Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday.

Benefits

• Hybrid Working: 3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation.
• 23 Days Holiday: Rising to 26 days, plus bank/public holidays.
• Extra Holidays: 3 holiday buy backs and an extra day for your birthday after service length requirement.
• Looking After Your Health: Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service, annual flu jab and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Looking After Your Well-being: 24/7 onsite Gym, Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.
• Work Life / Balance: Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.

Recruitment Process

Interviews will be conducted by MS Teams and will include scenario-based questioning.

Our employees are our most important asset, we rate skill and ability above all else and our recruitment policy encourages applications from all.