Legal Secretary - Civil Litigation

A vacancy has arisen for a Legal Secretary to work in the Civil Litigation team in our client’s Exeter Office. This is a full-time opportunity working 9am-5.15pm Monday to Friday.

You will be working as a Legal Secretary within the Civil Litigation team. You will need to have a flexible approach and the ability to work within a team environment.

With a typing speed of 65wpm, you will be required to provide a high quality secretarial and administrative service to the Team.

You must also be able to produce accurate typing by means of digital dictation and other means, and you will also be responsible for diary management, routine client telephone enquiries as well as general secretarial duties.

You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a focus on exceptional client care. You will have solid legal secretarial experience and be used to working in a busy and highly professional driven environment, including digital dictation, copy typing and filing.

The position would suit someone who is highly organised, accurate, proactive and committed to meeting deadlines while remaining calm under pressure. Excellent all round communication skills, professional telephone manner and attention to detail is essential.

Previous experience of working in a law firm is an advantage.

In return you will be offered a competitive salary, 25 days’ holiday per year, life assurance and private medical insurance schemes.