Legal Secretary- Family (6 Month Contract)

The role will be working for up to 6 fee earners. 
Other key liaison relationships are: 
• Support Staff Personal skills 
• Receiving and directing telephone calls in accordance with the firm’s policy.
 • Extensive diary management, arranging and preparing documentation for meetings. • Inbox management including preparation of draft responses for review. 
• Organising client & internal meetings and lunches.
 • Other support services which may include making travel and hotel arrangements, taking minutes of meetings, initiating and replying to correspondence on routine matters, regular archiving and photocopying.
 • Setting up and maintaining records and filing in accordance with the firm’s policy and quality standards. 
• Word processing/typing and collating correspondence and other documents from digital dictation – minimum of 60 wpm required. 
• Updating and maintaining client information on Interaction. 
• Receiving and sorting incoming mail where required. 
• Working as part of a team to ensure that effective secretarial cover is maintained, to include covering secretarial absences within the Service. 
• Ensuring compliance with quality standards and the firm’s policies in general. 
• Ensuring that conduct and dress are calculated to foster good relations with clients and fellow members of the firm. 
• Preparation of slides on PowerPoint. 
• Preparation of Briefing Notes. 
• Receiving and sorting incoming mail where required. [Document title] | 04 Personal Specification: • Ability to effectively prioritise and organise work 
• Proactive 
• Good team player 
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills 
• Able to work well under pressure / to deadlines 
• Good timekeeping and attendance
 • Experienced at document management 
• Experienced at billing