Job Description
Family Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant
Benefits
• Pension
• 22 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, Christmas off
• Two wellbeing days per year
• Your Birthday as a day’s leave
Our client a well-established multi-office law firm, are recruiting for an experienced Family legal secretary / Legal Assistant to join their Family department based in Braintree . Our client is committed to providing excellent customer service, if you’re an experience Family Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant our client would like to hear from you both full time and part time considered.
The Role
• As a Family Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant you will provide full secretarial support to the fee earner
• Using digital dictation system to produce correspondence related to family matters
• Meeting with clients taking notes
• Diary management
• Liaising with clients, solicitors, courts
• Dealing with Divorce, Separation, Co-Habitation, Finances ,Civil partnerships, Child care matters
• Preparation of trial bundles knowledge of Bundledocs advantageous
• General administration ,including filing ,photocopying, faxing and scanning
The Candidate
• At least 1 year’s Family Legal Aid experience competent with the use of CCMS
• Fast and accurate typing skills including digital audio systems
• Experience of HMCTs portal
• Experience in both care proceedings, divorce and finances, private children, family law matters act.
• Strong IT Skills including Microsoft Word, Excel ,Outlook
• Excellent communication skills and a sympathetic ear
• Full or Part Time hours considered
• Pleasant working environment
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