Junior Legal Secretary - #1702055

Brook Street Recruitment delighted to be assisting our Belfast client with the recruitment of a Trainee Legal Secretary for their Litigation department.

The Role

This role reports to the Partners and will be responsible for supporting the fee earners with daily administrative responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing documentation to include scanning and printing of documents, e-filing and updating of fee earner files
• General administration to include Mimecast, diary planning, booking meetings, emails and opening and closing files
• Adhering to all manual and electronic filing systems
• Contacting Counsel, solicitors and other parties on behalf of clients
• Dealing with telephone calls and assisting clients
• Researching and summarising legal information
• Preparing trial bundles and briefs for Counsel
• Issuing correspondence
• Transcribing from digital dictation
• Assisting relevant fee earners in the conduct of files as required
• Preparing legal documents for issue with the Court office
• Billing
  
  

Essential Criteria

• At least 1 year's experience in a similar role
• Must be currently working in a busy legal role
• Strong organisational skills, ability to prioritise work and meet target deadlines under time constraints.
• The ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Excellent knowledge of PDF, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook is essential.
• Strong communication skills and be able to take direction.
  
  

Desirable Criteria

• Audio-typing or secretarial qualification
• Experience working within a professional services environment
• Knowledge of chronologies, specifically medical notes.
  
  

Working office hours - Monday to Friday - 9am to 5pm

Competitive salary and benefits package

Please send CV via the link

Brook Street NMR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.