Details:
- Salary: £24,000 - 25,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: M1 Manchester Greater Manchester
- Date: 1 week ago
Description:
Legal Assistant / Legal Secretary - Manchester / Hybrid Working - £25k + bonus & benefits
We are looking for a highly organised, professional and proactive Team Assistant / Legal Secretary to join a successful law firm, as a Legal Secretary.
Joining a market-leading organisation, the Legal Secretary will provide first-class support to allocated partners and associates within their practice area. You will be the first point of contact for clients, so we are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as strong administrative capabilities as you will produce legal documentation and correspondence, maintain diaries and assist with marketing activities.
What’s on offer?
Our client is extremely proud of their unique culture and fun, fast-paced environment; they truly value their employees, providing the support, management and training opportunities individuals need to reach their full potential and ambitions.
* Great opportunity to join a successful organisation
* Competitive salary
* Hybrid working - 2-3 days in the office
* Discretionary bonus schemes
* 25 days annual leave
* Life insurance
* Private healthcare
* Pension scheme
* Gym subsidy
* And much more!
Key responsibilities as the Legal Secretary will include:
* First point of contact for clients, dealing with any queries or issues and maintaining confidentiality at all times
* Maintaining partners’ and associates’ diaries
* Coordinating internal and external meetings
* Coordinating billing/credit control and accounting matters
* Producing legal documentation and correspondence
* Assisting with the preparation of court bundles
* Building good working knowledge of the legal areas of expertise you are supporting
* Assisting with marketing activities
* Building knowledge of files and matters to be able to support partners and associates in assisting clients
And more!
What we’re looking for:
* Previous experience in a Team Assistant / Team Secretary role - Legal Secretary experience is beneficial
* Fast, accurate typing and accurate numeracy skills
* Highly organised nature with excellent attention to detail
* Strong IT skills including MS Office applications
* Confident communication skills with the ability to liaise at all levels professionally, confidentially and tactfully
* Ability to work efficiently to meet deadlines
* Proactive, professional and personable team player
* Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information
Interested in this Legal Secretary opportunity?
If this role sounds of interest and you have the skills and capabilities we’re looking for, then we’d love to hear from you ASAP! Please submit your CV, quoting ‘DH - Legal Secretary - Manchester