Legal Secretary

Legal Secretary - Temporary

Pertemps are currently recruiting for a Legal Secretary on a Temporary basis initially for a four-week period with potential to be extended to commence from the end of April.

Hours: Mon-Fri | 9am – 5.15pm

Salary: From £14.42 per hour | Flexible dependant on experience

Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Word processing/typing and collating correspondence and other documents from audio/digital dictation, amending and formatting documents quickly and accurately.
• Day to day typing of letters, memoranda, monthly reports, bill, file notes etc.
• To be a point of contact for clients in the absence of the Fee Earner and to answer incoming calls (including those to other staff in the office who are away from their desk) in a professional and friendly manner taking messages and passing on to appropriate person(s).
• Creating and amending legal documentation.
• Maintaining diary systems where appropriate along with arranging and booking of meetings.
• Maintaining effective filing systems including scheduling of files for archiving and retrieval of files from storage.
• Assist with the payment and processing of invoices.
• Assisting with monthly billing.
• Ensuring compliance with quality standards and the firm's policies in general.
• Working as part of a team to ensure that effective secretarial cover is maintained.
• Deal with client information with the utmost confidentiality.

Ideal Candidate:

• Previous legal secretary experience.
• Strong administrative background.
• High attention to detail.
• Good communication skills.
• Confident telephone manner.

If you are interested in this role, please click to APPLY.