Part Time Legal Secretary - 2 days a week

We are seeking a part-time legal secretary to join our client based in Amersham. The role entails providing full secretarial support to the fee earners, diary management, booking appointments and liaising with clients, liaising with clients personally and handling general telephone queries and/or requests. All typing/correspondence and document work, alongside the preparation of all legal forms where required.

Successful applicants will ideally have previous experience within a legal environment and be enthusiastic and organised.

This is a part-time role (2 days per week) as part of a job share working Mondays and Tuesdays.

If full time the salary for this role would be £25,000 plus benefits.

Duties include

• Quickly respond to existing clients and new business enquiries
• Administration including standard and non-standard letters, producing letters, forms and documents
• Drafting Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney with appropriate supervision
• Preparing correspondence and documents as well as amending and formatting more complex documents
• Filing, photocopying, and opening/closing and archiving of client files in a timely manner
• Maintaining and co-ordinating fee earners diary and diary notes and reporting on these as necessary
• Accompanying fee earners on client visits (Will signings etc)
• Photocopying of complex and/or certified documents (LPAs, Wills etc)
• Answer incoming calls, greet visitors to Reception, collection/delivery of daily incoming/outgoing post, and any other general office administrative duties as required
• Meeting all due diligence and compliance requirements

Skills and Experience

• Motivated, well-organised, flexible and with a can-do attitude
• Proactive and works under pressure
• Efficient and effective secretary with good typing and organisational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Takes responsibility for their own work subject to supervision
• Ability to deal with competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Shows understanding of client's needs and tailors service appropriately
• Calm and confident team player with good interpersonal skills and "can do" attitude

Please note that we will only contact those candidates that we assess as suitable for the positions we have currently available based on their experience, training, and skills. If we do not have anything suitable, we will not keep your CV for more than 30 days.

As an equal opportunity employer, Bucks and Berks Recruitment is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.