Legal Secretary

AJ Chambers are proud to be partnered with a leading national law firm as they look to expand their agricultural property team by hiring a Legal Secretary.

Responsibilities:

• Document creation including copytyping manuscript amendments to documents, producing new versions of documents, preparing comparisons against previous versions and using track changes
• Accurate typing from dictation
• Answering the telephone professionally, taking accurate messages from clients and other contacts
• Making appointments on behalf of the Solicitor when requested and service meetings including booking conference rooms and provision of refreshments for the Solicitor and clients
• Dealing with administrative tasks, including scanning, printing, storage of deeds and photocopying
• Preparing engrossments of legal documents for signing
• Involvement in the efficient management of client/matter files to include general filing, ID checks, preparing client engagement letters and terms and conditions
• Arranging meetings and maintaining manager/ fee earner’s diary, as required; and supporting fee earners with accounting and billing processes, as well as managing queries

What’s on offer?:

• Competitive salary
• Personal Bonus
• Firm profit share Bonus
• 25 days annual leave entitlement + bank holidays
• Comprehensive private medical cover with optional cover for family
• Medicash health cash plan - reclaim cash spent on routine treatment
• Option to 'buy or sell’ annual leave days (up to 5 days per year)
• One paid charity day per year
• Career break policy
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Perks at work discounts
• Cycle to work scheme and Electric car schemes
• Long service awards

For more information on this opportunity, please apply or reach out directly to Dexter Brunt at AJ Chambers.