Legal Secretary - Family

Mulberry Recruitment

Posted 21 hours ago, valid for 11 days

Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 0HS, England

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

My client is seeking a Legal Secretary for their Family department in Farnborough, offering a salary between £23,500 and £30,000.
The role involves providing secretarial and administrative support to fee earners, including diary management and preparing court forms.
Candidates should have previous experience in Family law or legal secretarial experience in other areas, with a strong emphasis on IT literacy and compliance knowledge.
The position requires strong administrative skills, exceptional customer service, and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits include free car parking, a pension scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, 25 days of holiday plus an additional day for Christmas closure, and Perkbox benefits.

Salary: £23,500 - £30,000

Location: Farnborough

Working hours: Monday to Friday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM

My client is recruiting for a Legal Secretary the Family department. This role is part of a support team that provides secretarial and administrative support to our fee earners, ensuring they can focus on the legal work and provide an efficient, friendly and professional service to clients.

Responsibilities

Providing general secretarial support including diary management, digital dictation, file management etc.

Preparing court forms including Form E, petitions, general applications etc.

Producing court bundles and preparing briefs to counsel

Dealing with client enquiries both in person and by phone

Experience

Previous experience of Family law is desirable - legal secretarial experience of other areas of law will be considered.

IT literate and willing - able to learn and utilise systems fully in line with Firm guidelines, open to and able to champion system developments and implement change.

Good compliance knowledge - familiarity with anti-money laundering requirements

Good commercial awareness - understands the importance of efficiency, completing work within timescales set, quality of work, compliance with policies / procedures etc in delivering a service to our clients and maximising fees and profitability

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience.

Free car parking for your convenience.

Pension scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

25 days holiday plus an additional day for Christmas closure

Perkbox benefits.

Education

A level educated (or equivalent)

English and Maths to a business professional level

Degree level related to law or a proven track-record in a similar legal secretary role

Skills

Strong administrative skills

Passionate in offering exceptional customer service

Great communicational skills within a close knit department.

Proactive, well-organised, and capable of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced legal environment.

Proficiency in managing multiple tasks and responsibilities, maintaining order and efficiency within the department.

Strong attention to detail

Confident and proactive.

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