Float Legal Secretary
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- England,West Midlands,Birmingham
- full-time
- £24,000 - £27,000 per annum
Job Description:
Legal Secretary - Float
Edgebaston - Office Based
£24,000 - £27,000
A fantastic, high street established Edgebaston firm, known to us as a client for many years are keen to add an experienced Legal Secretary to their already impressive team on a full time basis. Based in well-equipped offices in an impressive setting, close to commuter links, the Float Legal Secretary will benefit from working with a cohesive team of Secretaries, fee earners and partners to deliver a high quality of a full range of Legal Secretarial Duties in Edgebaston.
Duties and responsibilities of the Float Legal Secretary:
* Provide high level support to partners and fee earners working closely with the partner and their team in all different departments
* Extensive diary management and organising complex travel arrangements
* Assisting partners with the daily secretarial duties such as audio typing
* Assists the partner in providing them with effective and high quality secretarial support
* Undertakes all aspects of the role using the most appropriate tools and resources for the task to meet deadlines
* Demonstrates flexibility and proactively contribute to the team’s success by actively seeking to improve working processes
* Ensures all work is undertaken in the correct priority order
* Follows team processes and procedures when undertaking tasks
* Any ad-hoc secretarial / reception duties
Skills Required:
* Extensive relevant experience as a Legal Secretary
* Have a strong working knowledge of iManage and Bighand or similar tools
* IT literate with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Lync - Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams
* Detailed and strong working knowledge of and high level of proficiency in Elite billing
* Exemplary document management and filing
* Excellent telephone manner
* Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
* Applies knowledge and judgement to solve problems and make decisions
* Experience of delegating to, and training, junior team members
The firm are offering 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and a range of competitive benefits. If you are an experienced Legal Secretary, based in or near Edgebaston, please get in touch for confidential consideration or send your CV to
Edgebaston - Office Based
£24,000 - £27,000
A fantastic, high street established Edgebaston firm, known to us as a client for many years are keen to add an experienced Legal Secretary to their already impressive team on a full time basis. Based in well-equipped offices in an impressive setting, close to commuter links, the Float Legal Secretary will benefit from working with a cohesive team of Secretaries, fee earners and partners to deliver a high quality of a full range of Legal Secretarial Duties in Edgebaston.
Duties and responsibilities of the Float Legal Secretary:
* Provide high level support to partners and fee earners working closely with the partner and their team in all different departments
* Extensive diary management and organising complex travel arrangements
* Assisting partners with the daily secretarial duties such as audio typing
* Assists the partner in providing them with effective and high quality secretarial support
* Undertakes all aspects of the role using the most appropriate tools and resources for the task to meet deadlines
* Demonstrates flexibility and proactively contribute to the team’s success by actively seeking to improve working processes
* Ensures all work is undertaken in the correct priority order
* Follows team processes and procedures when undertaking tasks
* Any ad-hoc secretarial / reception duties
Skills Required:
* Extensive relevant experience as a Legal Secretary
* Have a strong working knowledge of iManage and Bighand or similar tools
* IT literate with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Lync - Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams
* Detailed and strong working knowledge of and high level of proficiency in Elite billing
* Exemplary document management and filing
* Excellent telephone manner
* Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
* Applies knowledge and judgement to solve problems and make decisions
* Experience of delegating to, and training, junior team members
The firm are offering 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and a range of competitive benefits. If you are an experienced Legal Secretary, based in or near Edgebaston, please get in touch for confidential consideration or send your CV to
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Company Details:
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Company size: 50–99 employees
Industry: Recruitment Consultancy
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