Legal Secretary (Family) Bath

Thrive Group; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local recruitment agency is seeking a Legal Secretary to support their Family Department in Trowbridge. The successful candidate will be responsible for drafting legal documentation, managing diaries, and liaising with clients. Applicants should have proven experience in a legal secretarial role, excellent IT and communication skills, and the ability to work under pressure. The position is office-based, offering a competitive salary and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday allowance

Health benefits

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a legal secretarial role ideally within family law.
• First rate secretarial and typing skills.
• The ability to work under pressure with ever changing deadlines.
• Excellent IT skills including MS Office.
• Fast and accurate typing skills.
• High level communication skills at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Drafting legal documentation and correspondence.
• Digital dictation and copy typing.
• Sorting and prioritising mail, emails and messages.
• Liaising with clients and internal departments.
• Managing Fee Earner's diaries.
• Opening and closing files for billing.
• Adhoc duties as required.

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

First rate secretarial skills

Ability to work under pressure

Excellent IT skills (MS Office)

Fast and accurate typing skills

High level communication skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Thrive Trowbridge is delighted to be working with our client in Bath who are actively seeking to engage a Legal Secretary to support their Family Department.

What you will be doing

Supporting the fee earners within the department, you will be tasked with a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties to include;

• Drafting legal documentation and correspondence
• Digital dictation and copy typing
• Sorting and prioritising mail, emails and messages
• Liaising with clients and internal departments via phone, email and occasionally face to face
• Managing Fee Earner's diaries
• Opening and closing files and preparing files for billing
• Adhoc duties when required

What you will need to succeed

• Proven experience in a legal secretarial role ideally within family law
• First rate secretarial and typing skills
• The ability to work under pressure with ever changing deadlines
• Excellent IT skills including MS Office (word/outlook and excel)
• Fast and accurate typing skills
• High level communication skills at all levels

What you will receive in return

• Competitive salary
• Monday - Friday full time (part-time also considered)
• 100% office based
• The chance to work locally and join a supportive, established yet progressive firm
• Excellent benefits package including generous holiday allowance and health

If this role of Legal Secretary sounds of interest and you would like to be considered, please contact Sarah at Thrive Group : (url removed)

Thriving Group are acting as an employment agency in relationship to this vacancy.

If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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