Legal Secretary – Litigation (Permanent)
Full time Permanent @Apple Recruitment posted 2 days ago in Administration & SecretarialJob Description
Title: Legal Secretary- Litigation
Duration: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours Monday to Friday 9am- 5pm.
Location: Belfast City Centre
Salary: £25000-32000 commensurate with experience
Apple Recruitment Service are delighted to be working with a leading legal firm to appoint an experienced Legal Secretary.
This is a full time, permanent role and is due to continued growth within the Litigation department.
Duties include:
- File opening and closing, ensuring compliance with ISO standards.
- Audio typing as directed by fee earners
- Compiling Briefs to counsel and bundles for Court.
- Primary point of contact for incoming phone calls for the department, including triage and call backs.
- Assisting with file progression
- Liaising with third parties, such as counsel & expert witnesses.
- Maintaining digital files to a high standard.
- Maintaining a clear inbox.
- Supporting the wider team with ad hoc tasks
Essential requirements:
- Previous, recent experience in Litigation, for plaintiff or defendant.
- Effective communicator with high standard of client care.
- Well organised and methodical with a good attention to detail
- Experience of working with a legal CMS and Microsoft Office
- Positive can-do attitude.
To apply for this role please email your CV in strictest confidence to Patricia, patricia.oneill@applerecruitment.com at Apple Recruitment and you will then be contacted to discuss the opportunity.
All applicants will be treated in the strictest confidence.
If this role isn’t for you but you would like to discuss job opportunities, please contact our office and one of our Consultants will be happy to advise you.
Apple Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Apple Recruitment Services is an Equal Opportunities Employer.