Legal Secretary

Legal Secretary - Litigation

Christchurch

Job description

Our well established client has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Legal Secretary to join their friendly Litigation team based in Christchurch.

The Candidate:

• You will assist within a busy department covering all aspects of Litigation including employment, landlord and tenant, personal injury, commercial property, boundary disputes and debt collection.
• We pride ourselves on our client care. We have a friendly and helpful team, and like all employees to adopt the same ethos.
• You should have a minimum of 1 - 2 years’ experience within a similar role.
• You should have good IT skills. The use of Office 365 packages, case management systems and hosted telephony services is desirable, but full and ongoing training will be provided.
• You should be willing to adopt a strong compliance culture, but full initial and ongoing training is provided.
• You must be able to prioritise your own workload and meet strict deadlines.
• You must possess accurate typing skills and pay attention to detail.

Discretionary benefits;

• Free membership to BUPA cashback healthcare scheme
• Free 24 hour online and telephone accessible GP for you and your family
• Full flexi-time policy
• More than the statutory holiday entitlement given plus birthdays off and extra holiday given at Christmas
• A friendly, supportive and flexible environment.

We have a strong ethos to maintain a healthy work/life balance, staff are always encouraged to take their lunch breaks, we offer flexi time whenever needed and very generous holiday entitlement which we believe help you to achieve a fantastic work/life balance.

The Package:

This position is a permanent full-time role. Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm, with 1 hour for lunch which equates to a 35 hour week. The position will be based at our Christchurch office. We offer an attractive salary which will be based on individual’s qualifications and experience.