Legal Secretary - Property Energy Construction

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Legal Secretary for their Birmingham office to support the Property, Energy & Construction team. This role involves managing active cases, conducting conflict checks, and entering key information into the firm's case management system. The ideal candidate will have previous secretarial experience and a solid understanding of legal practices. Join a forward-thinking firm that values innovation and professional development, where your contributions will significantly impact the team and clients alike.

Qualifications

• Previous secretarial experience is essential.
• Competent knowledge about legal practice is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritize tasks for the fee-earning team.
• Input data for client MI reporting and file opening.

Skills

secretarial experience

legal practice knowledge

Tools

KASE Management system

Elite

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Legal Secretary - Property Energy Construction, Birmingham

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05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job Description:

Kennedys is looking for a Legal Secretary to join our Birmingham office in the Property, Energy & Construction team and if required provide assistance to the London team. The role will include working on active cases, carrying out conflict checks, opening files, proactive identification and input of key information onto the firm's case management system.

Team

Kennedys Property, Energy and Construction advises insurers, reinsurers and their clients on a diverse range of matters including coverage issues, claims defence and subrogation actions. The team have a presence around the UK and global offices.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and prioritise tasks according to urgency for fee earning team
• File opening and conflict checks, highlight any issues and then proceeding to open files as necessary, putting information into Elite
• Input of data for client MI reporting
• Use of our KASE Management system
• Seek to develop knowledge of the team practice area, learning how it operates and adhering to it
• Take and record accurate messages and pass on to the appropriate person and without unnecessary delay

Required experience

• Previous secretarial experience
• Competent knowledge about legal practice

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,500 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.