Legal Secretary/Assistant – Family Law

Legal Southwest; Newton Abbot; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established law firm is seeking a Family Legal Secretary/Assistant to join their dynamic team in Newton Abbot. This exciting role offers the chance to provide first-class administrative and legal support within a supportive environment that values innovation and teamwork. With a blend of home-based and office-based work, you will play a crucial role in assisting the family law department through effective communication and meticulous attention to detail. The firm prides itself on creating opportunities for growth and offers a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, making this a fantastic opportunity for those looking to advance their career in law.

Benefits

Free parking

Strong career prospects

Qualifications

• Essential accurate typing skills and secretarial experience in family law.
• Must be well organized and able to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial and administrative support to the family law team.
• Manage diaries, audio typing, and general administration.

Skills

Accurate typing skills

Secretarial experience in family law

Organizational skills

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Job description

Our client is a successful and expanding law firm and is constantly creating new opportunities for experienced and skilled individuals. They understand that their staff are essential for the future and value the contribution each individual makes to their success. The Partners of this law firm are ambitious and forward-thinking; they have implemented IT solutions to ensure that they are able to offer their staff the very best in technology to allow everyone the opportunity to work successfully from home if required. This role will be part home-based & office-based for the time being and maybe beyond that if preferred.

On behalf of our client, we are seeking a Family Legal Secretary/Assistant to join their team in Newton Abbot on a full-time basis.

You will provide first-class administrative/legal support and secretarial service for this firm.

Responsibilities:

1. Providing secretarial and administrative support to the family law team.
2. Audio typing.
3. Diary management.
4. Undertake general filing administration.
5. Undertake e-mail management, ensuring that urgent emails are dealt with.
6. General administration support to the family law department.
7. Answering the telephone and supporting clients across the firm.

Requirements:

1. Accurate typing skills essential.
2. Secretarial experience within the family law department essential.
3. Well organized, good at planning ahead and able to meet deadlines.
4. Ability to communicate effectively and work as a team.
5. Excellent attention to detail.

On offer is a competitive salary in line with experience, in addition to a range of benefits including free parking and strong career prospects.

Please get in touch if you would like more information about this role or send your CV via the form below in complete confidence, and we will get back to you.

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