Legal Secretary

Signatus Recruitment; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious solicitors firm in Derry is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to support its medical negligence team. The role involves assisting solicitors with client cases, requiring excellent administrative skills and knowledge of medical negligence or litigation. The firm offers a negotiable salary and part-time or full-time work options. On-site parking is available.

Benefits

Competitive salary

On-site parking

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a legal secretary, preferably in medical negligence or litigation.
• Ability to assist solicitors in managing client cases.
• Personable and able to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior solicitor and NQ solicitors within the medical negligence department.
• Provide necessary legal support to fee earners to ensure smooth case progress.

Skills

Excellent administrative skills

Knowledge of medical negligence files

Team player

Job description

Legal Secretary Medical negligence Prestigious Solicitors Firm Derry £negotiable doe, on-site parking About your new company Signatus are partnering with one of Derry's most esteemed and long-established solicitors firms, renowned for its commitment to legal excellence and client-focused service. With a storied history of providing top-tier legal solutions, this firm maintains the highest professional standards and have achieved some nationally recognised results for their clients over the years. Your new role We are seeking an experienced legal secretary to join a support team of c10 paralegals and legal secretaries. Your role will be to assist the Senior solicitor and NQ solicitors within the medical negligence department of this highly successful team. As an experienced legal secretary you should be able to provide all legal support necessary to the fee earners to help ensure the smooth progress of client cases to satisfactory outcomes. You will have excellent administrative skills, be a personable team player and have knowledge of either running PI litigation or medical negligence files specifically. (applicants without this experience but who have worked as a legal secretary in other roles will be considered also). Why Join Us:

• Career: Opportunity to be a central administrative figure in a highly successful medical negligence team, doing high quality and highly rewarding work
• Competitive Salary: Salary range is entirely negotiable and highly attractive for the right candidate. There is an opportunity to work part time or full time. Standard office hours are Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm and Friday early finish.
• On-Site Parking: Free

How to Apply: If you are an experienced administrative legal secretary with a medical negligence or litigation background, we will be keen to speak with you. If you have any other legal secretarial experience an want to transition into this area, we will also happily discuss this with our client. Submit your CV to our principal legal consultant Fionntán Gamble LLB [e-mail] and we will be in touch to give you further information.