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Family Legal Secretary

Ashville Knight
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4UY

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A well-established and highly accredited practice is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to join their Family department.
  • The role involves providing secretarial support for matters related to Divorce, Children, and Finance.
  • Candidates should have previous experience as a Legal Secretary, Legal Assistant, or in administration, ideally within Family Law.
  • The position offers a salary of up to £25,000, depending on experience, and requires full-time availability from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm.
  • Additional benefits include pension contributions, holiday entitlement, and opportunities for work social events.

This well-established and highly accredited practice are looking to recruit an experienced Legal Secretary to join their Family department.

This role will be to provide secretarial support to fee earners within the Family department. You will be supporting with matters relating to Divorce, Children and Finance matters.

Main duties will include:

  • Liaising with clients face to face and assisting via telephone and email.
  • Managing diaries, scheduling appointments, and coordinating meetings for solicitors.
  • General team administration including photocopying, faxing, filing and scanning.
  • Assisting in preparing court bundles and ensuring compliance with court deadlines.
  • Dictation and support in drafting legal letters and documents.
  • Using the case management software LEAP.
  • Reception cover where necessary.

Desired skills and experience:

  • Previous Legal Secretary, Legal Assistant or Administration experience. Ideally within Family Law.
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ensuring seamless client interactions.
  • Proficiency in using case management systems and Microsoft Office applications.

What they offer:

  • Full time in the office Monday to Friday – 9am – 5:30pm.
  • Salary depending on experience up to £25,000.
  • Pension contributions and holiday entitlement.
  • Work Social events.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.