Legal Secretary

Salary: £26,000 per year

Legal Secretary – Property – Ipswich – Competitive Salary + Benefits

An opportunity for an experienced and proactive secretary, with excellent administration skills and preferably some experience within Commercial /Residential property, to join a highly regarded national law firm.You will work as part of a secretarial team to provide a high standard of support to lawyers.

Duties include:

* Produce and amend documents with speed and accuracy;

* Format, paginate, number and present documents;

* Proof read all work, checking for spelling and grammar;

* Accurately maintain and update client and other relevant contact details on the database;

* Process all forms including new client form, new matter form, money laundering form, training course booking forms etc.

* Ensure that all electronic filing and paper based filing is up to date and maintained at regular intervals;

* Prepare narratives and bills and keep billing files up to date;

* Carry out photocopying and scanning as required.

Skills required:

* Ability to build effective working relationships

* Typing speed of at least 50 wpm;

* Strong written and oral communication skills.

* Ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels of seniority

* A flexible, highly motivated, proactive and ‘can do’ working style;

* Ability to pay attention to detail and check own work;

* Good organisational skills, able to prioritise, make decisions and work effectively within a sometimes pressurised environment.

Please note candidates with the required skills but without a legal background are welcome to apply.

For further information and a confidential discussion please contact Hollie Preston at Errington Legal Recruitment.