Legal Secretary - Family

Rudlings Solicitors LLP; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established law firm in Bury St Edmunds is seeking a Legal Secretary / Paralegal to manage family law matters. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, the ability to work with minimal supervision, and outstanding client care abilities. Benefits include 33 days of annual leave, private healthcare, and opportunities for training and development. This role emphasizes client service and teamwork in a busy environment, ideal for someone who is results-oriented.

Benefits

33 days Annual Leave

Private healthcare scheme

Critical Illness cover

Scottish Widows Pension Scheme

Training and professional development opportunities

Referral incentive scheme

Employee discount on legal services

Qualifications

• Driven to deliver superior client service.
• Ability to inspire confidence in clients and colleagues.
• Develop lasting professional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of family law matters.
• Attend to office administration tasks.
• Prepare draft documents, invoices, and correspondence.
• Deal with client queries and assist the team.
• Support fee earners to progress all matters.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to manage workload with minimal supervision

Organisational skills with attention to detail

Outstanding client care skills

Teamwork

Positive attitude in a pressurized environment

Results orientation

Job description

Legal Secretary / Paralegal

Location: Bury St Edmunds, Brandon or Norwich office. The role works alongside our Family team.

About Us

Rudlings Solicitors LLP is a well-established law firm that has been providing expert advice for over 100 years. Our teams work closely together, sharing ideas and challenging current thinking to push the boundaries and deliver an excellent legal service. Our service is founded on strong and long‑lasting relationships with our clients, built on confidence, and they return to us as their trusted advisor time and time again throughout their lives.

“At Rudlings Solicitors, we do not only strive to do things right but to do the right thing.”

Job Specification

The role: As a Legal Secretary, you will manage a varied caseload of family law matters. You will have knowledge of:

• 1. Family matters such as divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships and separations, financial and property settlements, arrangements for children, pre-nuptial and co-habitation agreements.
• 2. Attend to any office administration requested such as dealing with post, filing, file opening/closures, and keeping the file up to date on our case management system.
• 3. Preparing draft documents, invoices, and correspondence.
• 4. Dealing with client queries wherever possible, assisting the team with taking and making telephone calls, as well as with Counsel and the Courts.
• 5. Support fee earners to progress all matters proactively.

Personal Specification

We welcome applications from legal secretaries or paralegals who are driven to deliver superior client service, actively inspire confidence in clients and colleagues at the highest level, and are able to develop lasting professional and personal relationships. The successful candidate will have:

• 1. Excellent communication skills
• 2. Ability to manage workload with minimal supervision
• 3. Organisational skills with impeccable attention to detail
• 4 Outstanding client care skills along with providing regular client updates
• 5. The ability to work as part of a team
• 6. A positive, can-do attitude in a pressurized environment
• 7. In a busy team, it is imperative that you are result orientated

The Package

We offer a competitive salary, dependent upon the level of experience and ability.

Other benefits include:

• 33 days Annual Leave per annum (including Bank Holidays).
• Additional days Annual Leave for the Christmas / New Year office closure.
• Private healthcare scheme.
• Critical Illness cover.
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme after qualifying period of 3 months in our employment.
• Training and professional development opportunities.
• Referral incentive scheme for all staff.
• Employee discount on legal services.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunities: We are an equal opportunities employer, recruiting individuals on their suitability for the role, qualifications, and experience. We welcome applications from all communities and backgrounds.