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Legal Secretary Team Leader

Legal Secretary Team Leader

Law Support

Posted a day ago, valid for 3 days

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

We are seeking a Legal Secretarial Team Leader for a leading specialist law firm.
The role requires candidates to have a senior secretarial background with at least 5 years of experience, preferably in dispute resolution.
Responsibilities include managing a team of secretaries, mentoring, and monitoring workloads, as well as conducting appraisals and reviews.
The position offers a competitive salary of £45,000 to £55,000, depending on experience.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in leading secretarial teams and ensuring effective integration and training of new members.

We are working with a leading specialist law firm in their search for a Legal Secretarial Team Leader. Alongside some secretarial duties, the role will be responsible for managing a team of secretaries who support a busy team of fee earners.

You will:

mentor and coach the team
monitor workloads and allocate work accordingly
be the first point of contact for fee earners for any team absences
check-in with fee earners to discuss feedback and relay this to the individual secretaries
conduct 1-1s, appraisals, and reviews with team members
attend weekly TL meetings
deliver daily feedback to the team
ensure new team members are successfully integrated and trained
monitor any conduct or performance issues and handle according to the firm's HR policies
identify a deputy for each period of TL absence
provide support with other activities like ongoing projects
be involved in recruiting new secretaries
be involved in the salary review process

You should have senior secretarial background, ideally within dispute resolution and be able to demonstrate an excellent track record leading a secretarial team.

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