Legal Secretary - Private Client - Sudbury

TN United Kingdom; Sudbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Legal Secretary to join their growing Private Client team in Sudbury. This role involves providing high-level support to fee earners, managing client communications, and ensuring compliance with legal standards. The ideal candidate will possess excellent organizational and communication skills, along with experience in a law firm environment. The company offers a collaborative culture, dedicated training, and a range of benefits, including generous annual leave and life assurance. If you're passionate about delivering exceptional legal services, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Day off for birthday

Life assurance

Income protection

Access to flexible benefits portal

Qualifications

• Experience working in a law firm, ideally within Private Client.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level support to fee earners, including administration and document production.
• Communicate effectively with clients and colleagues.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

IT Competency

Audio Typing Skills

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Case Management System

Job description

Legal Secretary - Private Client - Sudbury, Sudbury

Client:

Lawfront Group Ltd

Location:

Sudbury, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

6f738b043ba3

Job Views:

4

Posted:

02.05.2025

Expiry Date:

16.06.2025

Job Description:

At Fisher Jones Greenwood, our people are the heart of our success. We foster a collaborative culture across all our 7 Essex locations, and our passion to providing excellence in legal services is undeniable. We became part of the Lawfront group in 2021 and have benefitted from investment, ambition and growth ever since. Currently we're looking for a Legal Secretary to join our successful Private Client team in Sudbury.

Our Private Client Team at Fisher Jones Greenwood is going through an exciting period of growth. As a result, we are delighted to have a new opportunity to join us as a Legal Secretary in our Private Client Team in Sudbury.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high level support to fee earner(s) - this includes administration, transcription, production of documents, diary management, billing and all other tasks required by the fee earner(s) and department.
• Provide a professional and friendly service to clients - this includes answering calls, responding to emails and meeting clients.
• Communicate effectively with fee earner(s) and colleagues ensuring tasks and messages are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Ensuring all new prospective clients/business opportunities are processed quickly and efficiently. Building and maintaining knowledge of the department, clients and FJG.
• Adhere to all FJG policies, procedures and requirements - this includes maintaining the client database and following compliance regulations.
• Any other required tasks.

Experience

• Experience of working within a law firm (ideally within Private Client)
• Experience of working with a case management system (desirable)
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
• A good level of IT competency, including the Microsoft Office Suite
• Good word processing and audio typing skills, with high standards of accuracy, quality and timeliness

The extras

As part of this role, you'll be given all the tools to success and can expect dedicated training, professional support and a host of benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• Day off for birthday or wellbeing day
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Access to flexible benefits portal

Want to know more?

To find out more or for a confidential call, contact Suzanne James, our Talent Acquisition Specialist, on 07462964877 or email

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Created on 02/05/2025 by TN United Kingdom