Legal Secretary - Torquay - Devon

Our client is an award-winning firm of Solicitors providing a wide range of legal services to both individuals and businesses. 

They have an excellent opportunity for a Legal Secretary to support their Private Client and Residential Property Teams.

This position would suit an individual who has experience of supporting a busy Private Client/Residential Property Team providing secretarial and administrative support to the fee earning members of the Teams. You will be competent and proficient with case management systems, a competent IT user and be able to work on your own initiative.

What you’ll be doing

• Opening files and inputting/maintaining client details
• Anti-Money Laundering verification of new and existing clients
• Receiving and making telephone calls to both clients and contacts which will involve keeping them up to date with matter progress
• Digital transcription of documents as and when directed by the members of the fee earning staff
• Ordering searches and other disbursements in line with fee earner instructions
• Keeping Electronic/manual client matter files up to date
• Liaising with all members of staff in relation to client files
• Preparing files for storage and retrieving documents via requests to the appropriate member of staff
• Scheduling of appointments for fee earners
• Meeting clients and undertaking reception duties as required

Could you be part of this friendly, award-winning team?

For this role we are looking for candidates who have have had experience of working within a law firm, and who can liaise confidently with clients via phone and email, communicate effectively and possesses a high level of attention to detail. Additionally you will be:

• Proficient in a variety of computer software applications including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Comfortable handling confidential information
• Good at multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks

They offer

• Salary £23,000 per year
• 24 days of annual leave plus bank holiday
• Private Health Insurance
• Company Pension Scheme

Hours

• 36 hours; 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday