Legal Secretary (Family)

Role: Legal Secretary (Family)
Location: Canterbury, Kent
Salary: Dependent on Experience
 
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My Client is a renowned multi-service law firm committed to access to justice. Their lawyers specialise in criminal defence, family law, housing, civil liberties, and human rights.  They are seeking a Legal Secretary for their Canterbury office
 
This is a full time position within a dynamic and growing team, offering an excellent opportunity for professional development within an award-winning law firm.
 
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They are seeking a permanent, full-time Family & Childcare Legal Secretary for their busy Canterbury office to join their expanding team.
 
Your Profile
You will preferably:
 
•    Have some experience working as a legal secretary or similar with a pretence for experience in family & childcare law.
•    Be able aim to demonstrate an interest in Family law.
•    Have strong organisational skills.
•    Have the ability to work under pressure.
•    Fast and accurate typing skills and spelling.
•    Clear and precise written and verbal communication skills.
 
I would like the ideal candidate:
•    To type from digital dictation, or otherwise including copy typing.
•    To do such electronic filing as may be required from time to time.
•    To deal with telephone calls whether incoming or outgoing from clients, Counsel, experts and other third parties.
•    To keep appointment diaries for any Fee Earner or any Senior Member of the team.
•    To deal with clients and others visiting the office as may be appropriate.
•    To ensure compliance with all office procedures as laid down in the Practice Manual including any variations or amendments.
•    To deal with CCMS legal aid matters / applications.
•    To action any fee notes and/or matters pertaining to experts’ invoices.
•    Any other such matters as required.
 
Working With My Client 
The salary for this position is dependent on experience.
They will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team.
Their offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently.
 
They offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Their annual leave for this role provides 23 days (plus bank holidays / Christmas and New Year).
They review annual leave and increase with service.
 
Employee Benefits
•    Competitive base salary.
•    Pension Scheme with employer contribution.
•    Additional Birthday Leave.
•    Electric Vehicle Scheme.
•    Optional Benenden Health Care.
•    Administrative support.
•    Firm laptop.
•    Ongoing training and development.
•    Supportive supervision from mentors.
•    Annual appraisals and salary reviews.
•    Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas.
•    Additional perks and benefits.
•    Competitive training packages.
 
They have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working.