Legal Secretary - Family Department

Russell & Russell Limited; Chester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Legal Secretary for their Family Department at the Atherton Office. The role involves providing comprehensive secretarial support, managing diaries, and liaising with clients. The firm values ongoing training and offers various perks, including bonuses and holidays.

Benefits

Attendance bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday holiday

Referral schemes

Discounted Services

Staff Introduction Scheme

Monthly Raffle Draw

Dress down once a month

Annual Christmas Party & Events

Qualifications

• Experience in family law at secretarial level.
• Excellent typing and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing full secretarial assistance to a solicitor.
• Diary management and arranging appointments.
• Telephone contact with clients and agencies.

Skills

Excellent typing ability

Excellent telephone manner

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to work well within a team

Friendly and professional manner

Education

Experience in family law at secretarial level

Job description

Vacancy Description:Legal Secretary – Family Department

Location:Atherton Office

Hours:9.00 am to 5.00 pm - Monday to Friday (1 Hour Lunch)

We have a vacancy for a Legal Secretary to work in our Family Department at our Atherton Office.

Ongoing training, guidance and support from the team is provided.

Job role

Working within a busy office with a friendly team of people, you will be expected to carry out the following duties:

• Providing full secretarial assistance to a solicitor
• Some audio typing but ability to work under instruction an advantage
• Arranging appointments and meetings
• Telephone contact with clients and outside agencies
• Diary management

Skills Required

• Experience in family law at secretarial level
• Excellent typing ability
• Excellent telephone manner
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work well within a team
• Friendly and professional manner

The traditions and values, which first established Russell & Russell as an early pioneer of legal services continues to serve us well today. We still provide friendly, professional advice in the manner a traditional high street law firm would, but this is now blended with a 21st Century approach. We are Lexcel, CQS, WIQS accredited.

The practice has 200 people and has grown organically to incorporate eight offices stretching across the North West; two in Bolton and one in Atherton, Bury, Chester, Farnworth, Horwich and Middleton. Although we pride ourselves on being a regional firm, a number of our departments service clients throughout England and Wales.

The firm holds a number of industry related accreditations across all its service areas, in particular the Lexcel Practice Management Standard.

What we offer

• Attendance bonus
• 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an accrual system after 2 years
• Birthday holiday
• Referral schemes (PI, Conveyancing, Family & Wills/Probate)
• Discounted Services (Conveyancing, Family & Wills)
• Staff Introduction Scheme (Refer a success applicant and get £500)
• Monthly Raffle Draw – 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes
• Dress down once a month (linked to a chosen charity)
• Annual Christmas Party & Events

Training & Development

• Training and development opportunities
• Internal workshops
• Compliance webinars

Applications: To apply, please click the button below to complete the application form and attachyour CV.