Legal Secretary – Personal Injury

Legal Southwest; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable firm in Taunton is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary who will provide vital administrative support to Fee Earners. The role involves document production, client interaction, and effective use of IT systems. This hybrid position requires strong typing skills, attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum of excellent typing skills (70 WPM+) and experience as an audio typist.
• Flexible and dedicated team player with the ability to prioritize.
• Confident and professional telephone manner.

Responsibilities

• Produce documents from audio/digital dictation as instructed by the fee earner.
• Manage filing and ensure timely storage and retrieval of client files.
• Attend to clients both on the telephone and in person professionally.

Skills

Audio typing

Microsoft Office Applications

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Job description

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Legal Secretary to join a reputable Taunton based firm. Most secretaries within the firm work on a one-to-one basis with their Fee Earners, or within a small team which may also consist of a Legal Assistant. Secretaries not only provide administrative and typing support, but are very much seen as members of the legal team and provide excellent levels of service to clients, business partners and other teams and individuals within the business.

Job Description:

• Produce a variety of documents from audio/ digital dictation and other instruction as directed by the fee earner
• Collation and pagination of documents
• Deal accurately with filing and in a timely manner, including the storage and retrieval of client files in line with the practices filing system
• Make effective use of IT systems, specifically word, excel and the case management system VisualFiles
• Take and record accurate messages and pass on to the appropriate person and without unnecessary delay
• Attend to clients both on the telephone and in person in a professional manner.
• Keep others informed of workload and capacity
• Archiving and retrieval of files from storage when required

Person Specification

Essential:

• Experienced audio typist with excellent typing skills in excess of 70 WPM
• A team player who is flexible and dedicated
• Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills
• Confident and professional telephone manner

This is a hybrid position.

Please get in touch if you would like more information on this role or send us your CV below in complete confidence and we will get back to you.

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