Legal Secretary
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Location
Bristol
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
Competitive
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Contact:
Abbie Jackson
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Email:
abbie.jackson@yolkrecruitment.com
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Contact phone:
02921 673 742
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Job ref:
BH-28896
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Published:
almost 2 years ago
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Expiry date:
2022-06-17
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Start date:
2022-05-17
UK – Bristol/ Plymouth – Agile working, some office some remote
Yolk is working with a UK Top 75 law firm, are looking for an enthusiastic Legal Secretary, to join their Legal 500 ranked team.
You can be based in Bristol or Plymouth; however, the firm are offering a flexible approach to home-based working and so there can be a mixture of office working and working from home, work dependant. This role sits within the Mental Capacity department, specifically the Health and Welfare team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal secretary with an interest in Mental Health matters to join a specialist team.
This is what you'll be doing
As a Legal Secretary you will be working with the smaller Health and Welfare team as well as providing secretarial assistance to the wider Mental Capacity team. You would be responsible for the following:
- Ensuring to maximise time of solicitors by organising meetings, producing/amending documents, organising travel
- File management
- Compliance tasks such as Anti Money Laundering checks, Lexcel and Code of Conduct
- Preparing bundles for court
- Typing up clear and concise notes
- Answering incoming calls and being the first point of contact. Managing calls and filtering to lawyers
You will have at least 1 year of experience working as a legal secretary, or legal administrator and will be able to demonstrate the following:
- High level of communications skills
- Ability to deal with sensitive conversations
- Prioritisation and organisational skills
- Confidence in document amendments and note taking
- Professional telephone manner
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal secretary to join a market leading team and these are a few of the benefits you will get in return.
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Pension scheme
- Flexible holiday options to suit family life
- Great city centre location
- Free legal services to staff
- Life style hour – 1 free hour a month to use as you wish
If you are looking to pursue the next step in your career with a highly regarded law firm, we encourage you to apply by contacting Abbie Jackson on 07458 160 616 or alternatively send your CV to Abbie.Jackson@yolkrecruitment.com.
Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.
*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.
