Legal Secretary (Family Law)

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

Job summary

A legal firm in Bath is seeking a Legal Secretary to support their Family Department. The role involves drafting legal documentation, managing diaries, and liaising with clients. Ideal candidates will have experience in a legal secretarial role, excellent IT and typing skills, and the ability to thrive under pressure. This position offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package in a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday allowance

Health benefits

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 (word/outlook and excel).
• 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 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.

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

Typing skills

Communication skills

IT skills including MS Office

Ability to work under pressure

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
• 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.

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

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