The Eventus Recruitment Group are seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to join a successful Dispute Resolution and Employment team in Newcastle. This is a full-time, permanent. Benefits are numerous and include a generous holiday allowance rising with service, healthcare package a dress for the day policy.
Role Responsibilities
The successful Legal Secretary will be joining a busy Dispute Resolution and Employment team, providing secretarial support to the team. Other duties include:
- Dealing with all related correspondence and documentation utilising Liberate case management system
- Audio typing as required; formatting, cross referencing, auto numbering documents
- Production of letters, emails, documents, invoices and other legal documentation
- File/Matter management in Liberate including file opening, drafting engagement letters, terms of business, undertaking file closure,
- Adding scanned items to Liberate
- File management
- Proofreading all correspondence and business material before it leaves the office
- Assisting with billing preparation and invoicing
- Answering clients calls regarding new enquiries for the Dispute Resolution and Employment team
- Booking meetings, training courses and arranging travel when required
Person Specification
The incoming Legal Secretary will be a experienced in a similar role and a motivated team player with the ability to work independently and always provide excellent levels of customer service. The Legal Secretary will also:
- Be an accurate typist, ideally a minimum speed of around 65wpm
- Have experience working in a team of busy fee earners
- Have exceptional communication skills with accurate spelling and grammar
- Be highly organised with the ability to successfully multi-task and prioritise workload, manage own time effectively and take ownership of projects and tasks
- Be proficient in Word and Excel
- Ideally be experienced in pdf document collation of bundles for court hearings
Applicants with previous experience in dispute resolution and employment would be sought after, but we are open to all experienced legal secretaries with an understanding of the requirements of working in a busy litigation team.
Benefits and Rewards
Alongside a generous salary, benchmarked annually, the successful Legal Secretary will be rewarded with the following:
- 25 days holiday allowance, plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years’ service
- Healthcare package to include dental, optical, physiotherapy and reflexology (level of cover increasing after 5 years of service)
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Death in service cover
- Free Legal services after 1 years’ service
- Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
- Dress for the day policy
- Employee social events
About the Company
The firm is long-established, successful commercial law firm in Newcastle upon Tyne. They provide expert legal advice to businesses throughout the North East region and nationally, and as a firm they are committed to maintaining a culture where their team can flourish both in and outside of work and deliver great client experience.
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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The Eventus Recruitment Group are award-winning recruitment specialists operating in the Legal, HR, Finance and Accountancy sectors across the UK. Please note that the years’ experience and / or salary are listed in our advertisements as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Our privacy policy can be found on the bottom of our website.