family legal secretary maternity contract.

Polkadotfrog Ltd; Bury St Edmunds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

A 9-12 month opportunity for a Legal Secretary to join a small team who really care about their clients and always go that extra mile. You will principally work one-to-one with an experienced and specialist family lawyer, providing her with secretarial and administrative support to enable her to work effectively and efficiently.

Responsibilities:

• Preparing correspondence and legal documents from digital dictation to a very high standard of accuracy.
• Answering calls, taking messages, and helping visitors in person.
• Maintaining diaries and arranging appointments.

Why You Should Apply:

This is a full-time role, fully office-based for the first 2 months, then hybrid thereafter. As this is a maternity cover, the role is likely to last 9 – 12 months, or of course, may become permanent depending on the current employee’s decisions.

What We’re Looking For:

You will need a professional, polite, and enthusiastic approach. Ideally, you will have 3 years legal secretarial and audio typing experience. You will be highly organised and have the ability to multitask and be competent within Microsoft Office packages.