Legal Secretary - Family - Excellent Benefits & Environment

Reed; Saffron Walden; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Legal Secretary

Are you looking for a more flexible and welcoming environment along with an excellent package that will be regularly reviewed? Our highly respected client is looking to recruit for the conveyancing team where you will be responsible for day to day support to the fee earners.

Along with excellent secretarial and communication skills, we ideally would like to see applications with Family Law work history. Key responsibilities will include:

1. Preparing legal documents and general correspondence from dictation including:
2. General correspondence
3. Typing of Financial Consent Orders
4. Forms E and collating all documents referred to in financial proceedings
5. Briefs to Counsel
6. Collating papers to be sent with Brief
7. Liaising with Counsel’s clerk as to availability and progress
8. Preparation of electronic court bundles
9. Children Act proceedings, the typing of orders, preparing court bundles and liaising with clients in a sympathetic way
10. Typing cohabitation agreements, pre-nuptial agreements and change of name deeds
11. Taking telephone calls and relaying accurate messages
12. Diary management and arranging appointments
13. Monitoring deadlines in respect of client affairs
14. Maintaining files and day to day administrative duties
15. Maintaining and building successful relationships with clients and colleagues.

We look forward to your application.