Legal Secretary - Personal Injury/Litigation

Recruiter
Tors Ltd
Location
Devon
Salary
Competitive
Posted
03 May 2017
Closes
31 May 2017
Ref
TOR:15984
Job Title
Legal Secretary
Practice Area
Litigation
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Legal secretary required to join the Personal Injury Litigation department of a leading regional law firm in Exeter.

The role is varied and includes:

·           digital audio typing

·           diary and brought forward management

·           telephone contact with clients and other professionals

·           file opening and management

The right candidate would have the following attributes:

·           Be prepared to work extremely hard for a very committed team.

·           Have a sense of humour.

·           Display a pleasant manner in dealing with colleagues and clients. Tact and resilience are essential qualities.

·           An effective communicator, both orally and in writing, having a good command of written English.

·           Personally efficient and well organised, with good control of diary systems and competent with computer facilities.

·           Ability to work and respond calmly under pressure in a busy environment.

·           Excellent IT skills.

·           Able to audio type at speeds in excess of 65wpm.

Full time hours – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.15pm with one hour for lunch.

Salary at market rate commensurate with experience.