Legal Secretary

Role: Personal Assistant/ Legal Secretary

Department: Personal Injury

Location:  Manchester

Salary: Dependant on Experience.

A top tier Legal 500 ranked firm that specialises in personal injury are looking to expand their office with a secretary hire.

The ideal candidate will be an experience legal secretary, however previous knowledge of personal injury is not essential.

About the job

• You will be working in one stream of work either road traffic accidents, employers’ liability, occupiers & public liability, or clinical negligence.
• Preparing correspondence and documents including pleadings and court bundles.
• Photocopying and scanning documents (with assistance from Administration team if needed).
• Make appointments, arrange meetings, and liaise with lawyers, clients, Counsel, and others.
• Helping to update the Proclaim case management system where possible.

Person Specific

• An excellent command of spelling, punctuation, and grammar (Grade C and above at GCSE for English and Maths as a minimum)
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, if you have knowledge of the Proclaim case management system that would be even better.
• Audio typing skills of 65+wpm, ideally with digital dictation experience.
• Ability to prioritise daily workload/good time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent customer service skills, including professional and friendly telephone manner.

If you're interested in this position, and you meet the requirements of the role, please click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Emily Holman-Gavin for a confidential discussion.

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