Eventus Legal are seeking a Legal Secretary with experience in Family Law to join a successful team based in Stockton. This is a permanent, full-time role.
Role responsibilities
The incoming Legal Secretary will be supporting the Family Law team with a variety of matters, including but not limited to;
- Client contact on telephone and in person dealing with queries such as progress updates for clients and taking messages for fee earners.
- Assist in managing the fee earners’ diaries and making appointments for both new and existing clients.
- Open new client files on case management system.
- Accurate and fast audio typing, copy transcriptions and document formatting.
- The preparation of Briefs for Counsel.
- Prepare and update Trial Bundles including indexes.
- Draft documents, i.e. Divorce Petitions, Financial Statements, Injunctions, Applications for Contact and Residence.
- Complete online Public Funding Forms and liaise with the Legal Services Commission.
Person specification
Applications are sought from experienced Legal Secretaries with experience within family law and who have fast and accurate audio and copy typing skills, including digital dictation and experience of integrated legal software systems.
Rewards
You will be joining an incredibly supportive and successful firm with a number of offices around the Teesside region. The firm offer genuine progression (the reason for this vacancy is internal progression), competitive salary and benefits including 25 days holiday, enhanced pension, staff discounts, amongst others.
About the Company
The firm is a highly successful law firm, with a client base tracking back decades. The firm is growing and modernising, even throughout the COVID pandemic, and they are keen to grow the firm further whilst also supporting their internal team.
Next Steps
If you are interested in learning more about this Legal Secretary role, please send your CV to Amy Watson at Eventus Legal via email on amy.watson@eventuslegal.com or contact 0113 418 2494 for a confidential discussion.