Legal Secretary

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:  Legal Secretary

Department:  Support 

Reports to:  Operational Support Manager

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Legal Secretary to join our experienced legal based team in York.

This person will provide support to our fee earning community and provide a vital contribution throughout all legal teams.  This role will also focus around providing a high-quality service to our clients.

This role has the benefit of working closely with our fee earning community who will share learning and support on a day to day basis.

Key tasks and accountabilities:

• Transcribe allocated work provided by our fee earning team
• Be a point of contact for our clients, advising on elements of the case and taking information for the fee earning teams
• Arrange and book in required telephone conferences with client, experts, counsel and defendants where required
• Supporting fee earners in the end of claim process
• Collation of trial documents for internal & external use
• General administrative tasks

Person Specification:

• Excellent communication skills. 
• Excellent typing/transcribing abilities
• Willing to go above & beyond for their clients.
• Strong organisation skills
• Professional attitude
• The ability to work as part of a collective team