Legal Secretary

MET Recruitment UK LTD; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

MET Recruitment UK LTD is seeking a Legal Secretary for a busy Dudley-based law practice. The role is to provide secretarial and administrative support to the legal team, and to be the first point of contact for clients in a fast-paced, criminal defence environment.

You will handle calls, messages, document preparation, and file management while maintaining confidentiality and professional communication. The position starts temporarily with potential to go permanent for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Legal secretarial or legal administrative experience is highly advantageous.
• Strong general administrative experience in a professional environment.
• Confident and computer literate.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organised with good attention to detail.
• Able to remain calm in challenging or sensitive conversations.
• Experience in busy, fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Handling incoming telephone calls and client enquiries
• Taking accurate messages and directing calls appropriately
• Providing secretarial and administrative support to solicitors
• Preparing and formatting correspondence and documentation
• Managing emails, records and client files
• Liaising with clients and external organisations
• Maintaining accurate and confidential information
• General administrative duties to support the smooth running of the office

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

Administrative experience

Computer literacy

Excellent communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Legal Secretary Temp to Perm

We are currently recruiting for a Legal Secretary to join a busy and established Dudley based solicitors on a temporary-to-permanent basis.

This is a varied, fast-paced role where you will provide secretarial and administrative support to the legal team, while also being an important first point of contact for clients.

Working within a criminal defence environment, you will need to be confident, professional and comfortable dealing with sensitive and sometimes challenging situations.

Duties will include:

• Handling incoming telephone calls and client enquiries
• Taking accurate messages and directing calls appropriately
• Providing secretarial and administrative support to solicitors
• Preparing and formatting correspondence and documentation
• Managing emails, records and client files
• Liaising with clients and external organisations
• Maintaining accurate and confidential information
• General administrative duties to support the smooth running of the office

We are looking for someone who:

• Has previous legal secretarial or legal administrative experience highly advantageous
• Has strong general administrative experience within a professional environment
• Is confident and computer literate
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Is organised with good attention to detail
• Is resilient and able to remain calm and professional when dealing with challenging or sensitive conversations
• Is comfortable working within a busy, fast-paced environment

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9.00am 5.00pm, with one hour unpaid lunch.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to join an established legal practice, with the position initially offered on a temporary basis and the opportunity to become permanent for the right person.