Legal Secretary
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Climb Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £26,400 – £28,800 per year
Climb Recruitment are currently working with a leading law firm in the Sheffield area
Role: Personal Injury Legal Secretary
Candidates should have ideally worked in a similar Personal Injury role or have a strong secretarial background in Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence or Litigation work.
The successful candidate must have excellent copy and digital audio typing skills of at least 60 wpm. They must have a good understanding of the need to prioritise when working with both clients and colleagues in a busy and pressurised working environment.
Other duties include document production, collating information for court documents, diary management and telephone contact with clients.
The candidate will need to be flexible when working for other fee earners within the department, willing to learn and able to use their initiative.
Desirable key skills and experiences:
* Experience of working as a Legal Secretary in a solicitor’s practice.
* Fast and accurate typing at least 60+ wpm.
* Ability to draft non-legal correspondence.
* Ability to manage and organise large volumes of documents.
* Confident in use of email and other systems in daily work.
* Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
* Knowledge of Aim Evolution accounting package.
* Knowledge of OMS document management.
* Knowledge of BigHand digital dictation.
Candidates will need to be flexible, have a patient and understanding manner with good communication and organisational skills.
The successful candidate will be professional, hardworking and reliable, with a bright, enthusiastic personality, and have the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
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