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Legal Secretary- Litigation

Lucy Walker Recruitment Ltd
Posted a day ago, valid for 15 days
Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire LS14 1DZ

Contract type

Full Time

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  • We are seeking an experienced Legal Secretary for a well-known law firm located in Leeds city centre.
  • The role requires a minimum of 2 years of legal secretarial experience, specifically in Litigation.
  • The position offers a salary of £25,000 to £30,000, depending on experience, and includes the potential for remote work after probation.
  • Key responsibilities include document preparation, filing, and scheduling meetings for fee earners.
  • This is a great opportunity to join a supportive team with excellent benefits and opportunities for career progression.

We are working with a well-known and respected law firm with offices located in Leeds city centre. Looking to add an experienced Legal Secretary with a background within Litigation, this busy role will be supporting partners and fee earners across the business. Initially office based, 9-5.30 Monday- Friday, there is an opportunity to work one day from home after probation. Working in a secretarial team, key duties will involve;

  • Typing of correspondence and documents
  • Filing/scanning/printing
  • Document collation
  • Preparation of legal bundles
  • Raising/paying invoices
  • Receive incoming telephone calls
  • Arrange meetings and travel for fee earners as required
  • Prepare monthly bills and billing reports for clients
  • Maintain an accurate filing system
  • File closing in preparation for archiving
  • Undertaking searches, anti-money laundering and conflict checks

This is a wonderful opportunity to join a loyal team of secretaries within this law firm who offer excellent benefits and opportunities for progression. The successful candidate will have;

  • Minimum of 2 years legal secretarial experience
  • Litigation experience
  • Experience with case management systems
  • Experience supporting a related litigation team Skills
  • Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook
  • Prioritisation and organisational skills
  • Good communication skills, written and verbal
  • Friendly and professional manner with a "can do" attitude
  • High standards of accuracy with attention to detail

If you are an experienced legal Secretary with a Litigation background, please submit your CV for immediate review. This role will begin in June and therefore ideal to applicants who are available immediately or on short notice.

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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.