Legal Secretary (Family Law)
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Legal Secretary (Family Law)
16 Jan 2025
Our client based in Chelmsford are looking for an experienced Family Law Legal Secretary to join their team on a permanent full-time basis. The ideal candidate for this role will need experience within care proceedings, divorce and finances, private children, family law act matters. If you have the relevant experience, then please read on…
• Legal aid experience and be fully competent in the use of CCMS
• Bundle preparation – knowledge of Bundledocs would be an advantage
• Fully familiar and experience of HMCTs portal
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good Audio and IT skills
• To be a strong team player but also able to work on your own initiative.
• Self-motivation and a can-do attitude
£25,000 - £26,000pa
Chelmsford / Wickford, Essex
In return for your hard work, our client is offering a salary of £25,000 - £26,000pa
The working hours for this role are Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm
Experience, Skills & Qualifications
• Preparing correspondence and documents by audio typing and word processing.
• Daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files
• Preparing mail and enclosures for dispatch.
• Arranging for all copying to be done, in person if the office assistant is not available to undertake the task.
• Making appointments, arranging meetings and maintaining an up-to-date diary for the Principal.
• Preparing the conference room for meetings and clearing afterwards and providing refreshments when asked to do so.
• Providing support to other secretaries, the junior and temps as and when required.
• Attending to clients both in person and on the telephone and to provide such support in a professional and friendly manner ensuring standards for client care are kept.
• Undertaking any specific training when required.
• Ensuring the confidentiality of all the firm’s and client’s documentation.
Duties
Hours & Benefits
144
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