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Legal Secretary - Leeds

Carousel Consultancy Ltd
Posted 16 hours ago, valid for 22 days
Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire LS14 1DZ

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance

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  • The position is for a Legal Secretary in Leeds with hybrid working options, offering a salary between £26k-£32k depending on experience, along with bonuses and benefits.
  • The successful candidate will provide top-notch support to partners and associates, acting as the first point of contact for clients and managing various administrative tasks.
  • Key responsibilities include maintaining diaries, coordinating meetings, producing legal documentation, and assisting with marketing activities.
  • The ideal applicant should have previous experience as a Legal Secretary or Legal Administrator, strong IT skills, and excellent communication abilities.
  • This role offers a competitive salary, 25 days of annual leave, private healthcare, and a supportive work environment aimed at employee development.

Legal Secretary - Leeds / Hybrid Working - £26k-£32k (DoE) + bonus & benefits

We are looking for a highly organised, professional and proactive Legal Administrator / Legal Secretary to join a successful law firm in their Leeds office.

Joining a market-leading organisation, the Legal Secretary will provide first-class support to allocated partners and associates within their practice area. You will be the first point of contact for clients, so we are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as strong administrative capabilities as you will produce legal documentation and correspondence, maintain diaries and assist with marketing activities.

What’s on offer?

Our client is extremely proud of their unique culture and fun, fast-paced environment; they truly value their employees, providing the support, management and training opportunities individuals need to reach their full potential and ambitions.

  • Great opportunity to join a successful organisation
  • Competitive salary
  • Hybrid working - 2-3 days in the office
  • Discretionary bonus schemes
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Life insurance
  • Private healthcare
  • Pension scheme
  • Gym subsidy

And much more!

Key responsibilities as the Legal Secretary will include:

  • First point of contact for clients, dealing with any queries or issues and maintaining confidentiality at all times
  • Maintaining partners’ and associates’ diaries
  • Coordinating internal and external meetings
  • Coordinating billing/credit control and accounting matters
  • Producing legal documentation and client correspondence
  • Assisting with the preparation of court bundles
  • Building good working knowledge of the legal areas of expertise you are supporting
  • Assisting with marketing activities, events and seminars as required
  • Building knowledge of files and matters to be able to support partners and associates in assisting clients

And more!

What we’re looking for:

  • Previous experience as a Legal Secretary / Legal Administrator (salary is dependent on experience)
  • Fast, accurate typing and accurate numeracy skills
  • Highly organised nature with excellent attention to detail
  • Strong IT skills including MS Office applications and document management systems
  • Confident communication skills with the ability to liaise at all levels professionally, confidentially and tactfully
  • Ability to work efficiently to meet deadlines
  • Proactive, professional and personable team player
  • Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information

Interested in this great Legal Secretary opportunity?

If this role sounds of interest and you have the skills and capabilities we’re looking for, then we’d love to hear from you ASAP!

Please submit your CV, quoting 'LO - Legal Secretary - Leeds’

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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.