Junior Legal Secretary

Location
Manchester
Salary
£16500 - £17500 per annum, Benefits: Benefits
Posted
13 Sep 2017
Closes
11 Oct 2017
Ref
GT143242
Contact
Gemma Taylor
Job Title
Legal Secretary
Practice Area
Company / Commercial
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Junior Legal Secretary. A top tier commercial Manchester City Centre based law firm are currently looking to recruit a Junior Legal Secretary who has a keen interest in becoming a Legal Secretary for a 12 month fixed term contract.  A minimum of 50 wpm typing speed for copy and audio, RSA II in typing (or equivalent), audio typing or word processing and MS Office skills are essential.
 
You will be assisting the company commercial team with high profile deals within the region.  The firm offer a competitive salary and a great training programme.
 
Duties include:

  • Taking responsibility for typing and amending documentation/correspondence
  • Pro-active and appropriate use of firm’s in-house Document Production teams
  • Assisting legal advisers to open new matters
  • Proactively manage file closure/archiving/scheduling
  • Assisting legal advisers with electronic filing
  • Managing document printing
  • Deal with incoming telephone calls in a professional and efficient manner
  • Learning how to use the travel and diary systems in a comprehensive manner
  • General administration (including room bookings, expenses, responding to central and Practice Group initiatives/requests) 

For more information on this role please contact Gemma Taylor