Private Client Legal Secretary

Wiltshire – £24,000 - £28,000

Legal Secretary - Private Client
Salisbury
Salary Negotiable - Dependant on Experience
 

A fantastic, leading firm in Salisbury, known to us as a client for many years are keen to add an experienced Legal Secretary to their already impressive Private Client team.
Based in well-equipped offices in an impressive setting, close to commuter links, the Legal Secretary will benefit from working one to one with the Private Client Partner to deliver a high quality of a full range of Legal Secretarial Duties in Salisbury.

Duties and responsibilities of the Legal Secretary in Private Client:
  • Provide high level support to partners and fee earners working closely with the partner and their team in the Private Client Department
  • Extensive diary management and organising complex travel arrangements for a lot of overseas travel for partners
  • Assisting partners with the daily secretarial duties such as managing bundles
  • Plays an active role in knowledge sharing to ensure growth and development
  • Assists the partner in providing them with effective and high quality secretarial support
  • Undertakes all aspects of the role using the most appropriate tools and resources for the task to meet deadlines
  • Demonstrates flexibility and proactively contribute to the team's success by actively seeking to improve working processes
  • Ensures all work is undertaken in the correct priority order
  • Communicates with Team Coordinators/Team Leaders to keep them appraised of a task's status
  • Follows team processes and procedures when undertaking tasks
  • Collaborates with team members on team processes, procedures and solutions - ensuring more junior members of the team understand and adhere to these
  • Actively participates in team meetings
Skills Required:
  • Extensive relevant experience as a Legal Secretary in Private Client
  • Have a strong working knowledge of iManage and Bighand or similar tools
  • IT literate with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Lync - Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams
  • Detailed and strong working knowledge of and high level of proficiency in Elite billing
  • Exemplary document management and filing
  • Excellent telephone manner
  • Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
  • Applies knowledge and judgement to solve problems and make decisions
  • Experience of delegating to, and training, junior team members
The firm are offering 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a range of competitive benefits. If you are an experienced Legal Secretary, based in or near Chichester, please get in touch for confidential consideration or send your CV to rio@douglas-scott.co.uk

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Rio Reddy

Head of Legal Support
0121 272 7371

rio@douglas-scott.co.uk

What do you enjoy doing outside of work?

Travelling with my boyfriend and having several girls trips!


If you weren't in recruitment, what would you be doing?

Definitely something with animals!


What inspired your career in Legal Recruitment?

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Job Spec:

  • Area of Law: Legal Support
  • Type:
  • Salary: £24,000 - £28,000
  • Term: Permanent
  • Location: Wiltshire
  • Reference: 968527

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