Legal Secretary – Litigation
Full time, permanent role
Holborn, London
Role is office based
Salary up to £38,000 (DOE)
My client is a law firm based in Holborn, and they’re seeking an experienced litigation secretary to join their team. The firm have a friendly, energetic and collaborative culture and are a group of down to earth solicitors and legal professionals that genuinely come into the office, do their work and have a good laugh.
You will be providing administrative support to several of the partners, so prior experience working as a litigation secretary is essential. There are 2 litigation secretaries currently in the team that support fee earners, but due to an increase in work, they need another secretary to support with the workload.
Responsibilities
- Document production – audiotyping, preparing, maintaining and organising legal files and documents
- Telephone and email management
- Scheduling & diarising deadlines and fee earners calendars
- Assisting with trial preparation, including bundling
- Conducting legal research and gathering relevant information for cases
- Invoicing
- Photocopying, scanning and dealing with post
About you
- Previous experience as a legal secretary or similar role
- Strong knowledge of legal terminology and procedures within litigation
- You must have strong organisation skills and the ability to prioritise competing deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy when typing
- Experienced in MS Office Suite and other softwares such as AbobePro and Docusign.
- Great verbal and written communication skills
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I recruit for legal support roles across London, Kent, Sussex & Surrey, so if this opportunity isn’t quite right, please get in touch to discuss other options.