Legal Secretary/Assistant (Private Client) - Blackburn

Watson Ramsbottom Ltd; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated legal secretary to enhance their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to provide essential support to legal professionals, ensuring they operate at peak efficiency. You'll be responsible for preparing documents, managing client files, and maintaining schedules, all while delivering exceptional client care. The firm values its employees and invests in their development, creating a supportive and challenging work environment. If you're looking to grow your career in a respected legal practice, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Training and Development Programs

Supportive Work Environment

Engaged and Happy Workforce

Qualifications

• Experience in legal environments, proficient in audio typing and word processing.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage client files efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Prepare correspondence and documents using audio typing and word processing.
• Administer filing and maintain an up-to-date diary for the principal.
• Provide professional client support both in person and on the phone.

Skills

Audio Typing

Word Processing

Client Care

Self-management

Education

Relevant Legal Qualification

Tools

Filing Systems

Diary Management Software

Job description

We are always looking for talented individuals to join our expanding team and are happy to receive speculative applications to join the firm. Please forward any such applications to our HR Manager Chris Mullaney along with a copy of your CV.

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We are a dynamic multi-office practice which provides a comprehensive range of legal services to clients across the North West and UK.

Recognising that employees are our greatest asset, we invest in training and development programmes and provide a working environment, which is both supportive and challenging. Blending traditional values of personal and cost-effective advice with a modern and fresh approach, we have achieved numerous accreditations and awards. Enjoying continual success and growth, we are highly regarded within the legal market.

The Role

The prime role of the legal secretary is to provide direct support to his/her principal to enable them to operate at optimum efficiency. This will include but will not be limited to the key responsibilities given below. The legal secretary is expected to use a high degree of self-management and initiative.

Key Objectives

• Prepare correspondence and documents using audio typing and word processing software.
• Administer filing which will include daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with the detailed procedures contained in the office manual.
• Prepare mail and enclosures for dispatch.
• Arrange for all copying to be done, in person if the office assistant is not available to undertake the task.
• Make appointments, arrange meetings and maintain an up-to-date diary for their principal.
• Provide support to other secretaries as required.
• Provide guidance to junior and temporary secretaries when required to do so.
• Attend clients both in person and on the telephone and provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the firm’s standards for client care.
• Undertake any specific training when required to do so and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development.

To apply, please send a current CV and covering letter to [e-mail] or to:
The HR Manager, Watson Ramsbottom Limited, 25-29 Victoria Street, Blackburn BB1 6DN

If you join Watson Ramsbottom, you know you are becoming part of an organisation whose people are happy, engaged and proud to be a part of.