Legal Secretary

We are recruiting for an experienced Legal Secretary to join our Child Care Team in Rugby on a full-time and permanent basis.

As a Legal Secretary your day-to-day remit will include but not limited to:

• Support the team by carrying out all secretarial tasks and help, when necessary, with all administrative tasks including audio typing.
• Assisting the fee earners with financial management e.g., disbursements, Legal Aid processing work,
• Liaising with experts.
• Diary management, arranging and, making arrangements for meetings; booking meetings rooms or external venues as required.
• E-filing
• Legal Aid administrative work
• Time recording
• Answering the telephone and making telephone calls as required.

• Previous Legal Secretary / Secretarial experience with quick audio typing speed.
• Strong experience in Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience in case management systems
• Exceptional prioritising/organisational skills.
• Strong ability to self-manage a large workload in a busy team.
• Good client care skills and an ability to show compassion in difficult circumstances.

33 days holiday, including public and bank holidays, increasing with length of service, pension contributions and free car parking.