Legal Secretary

Meridian Business Support

Posted 19 days ago, valid for a month

Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 5FD

£20,000 - £30,000 per annum

Full Time

Life Insurance

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Would you like a Legal Secretary role within a prestigious firm that invests in its people and their career development / progression, and offers hybrid working and reward schemes?A Legal Secretary opportunity has arisen within the busy probate department of an award winning law firm, where you will be responsible for providing an efficient secretarial support function to a team of solicitors and legal executives. Your fast paced Secretary role will be varied and encompasses document production duties along with other aspects of administrative support utilising your solid organisational, communication and IT skills.As a Legal Secretary, your exciting new role will involve:

Producing various legal documentation either by copy typing or digital dictation
File management - opening and closing files, and filing all documentation
Photocopying including preparing trial bundles
Diary management and organising internal and external meetings for Fee Earners
Ensuring the smooth flow of documents and correspondence in and out of the department

I am very interested in speaking with candidates who have experience working as a Legal Secretary, Legal Assistant, or Secretary, and who have solid IT skills in MS Office packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as experience working with a case management system or practice management system.Salary for this opportunity is £24,000 to £26,500 / £27,000 p.a. (depending on level of experience).Benefits include: Hybrid working, free parking close by, life assurance, healthcare cash plan, reward schemes, reduced hours over Christmas, and more!If you would like to travel by train the offices are a short walk from the nearest train station. If you are driving, there is a car park opposite (where you will need to pay), or free parking on-street 10 minutes walk away.