Legal Secretary
Childcare / Care Proceedings
County Durham
£19,000 - £22,000

Legal Secretary (Family Law)

Ref: 921| Posted: 2nd Dec 2024

Eventus Legal are seeking a Legal Secretary with experience in Family Law to join a successful team based in Chester-Le-Street. The successful candidate will be working within a highly-regarded team, within a highly-supportive environment

Role responsibilities

The incoming Legal Secretary will be supporting an experienced Family Solicitor, with the administrative elements of her caseload comprising both publicly and privately funded family law. Duties may include although not be limited to:

  • Diary management
  • Preparing legal documents, correspondence and court forms by audio and copy typing (digital dictation)
  • Greeting visitors to the office
  • Answering the telephone
  • Photocopying, filing, scanning and other administrative duties

Person specification

The incoming Legal Secretary will have prior experience in supporting a Family Law team. You will also be able to work independently and provide excellent levels of customer service. Importantly, the candidate will also be able to display:

  • Good interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Adaptability and use of own initiative
  • Ability to organise and prioritise your workload within the required timescales
  • Excellent PC/keyboard skills

Rewards

The successful Legal Secretary will be joining a supportive and team orientated organisation situated in County Durham working with a very experienced and able administration team including 3 Children’s Panel Members. The firm are willing to offer a generous salary and car parking is very reasonable on site. They also offer an above average holiday allowance, with nothing to save for Christmas closure and the role can be offered on either a full or part-time basis.  

About the Company

The firm is a successful high street law firm who have been well respected within the North-East legal market for decades. We have made many placements within this firm and have had nothing but good reports of how they treat their staff, many remaining with the firm for years/decades.  

Next Steps

If you are interested in learning more about this Legal Secretary role, please send your CV to Amy Watson at the Eventus Recruitment Group via email at amy.watson@eventuslegal.com or contact 0113 418 2494 for a confidential discussion.

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