Paralegal/Legal Secretary

Job Description

Are you a Paralegal or Legal Secretary ideally with Private Client experience? Are you extremely organised with exceptional attention to detail?

Our client based in Crewkerne is looking for a Paralegal/Secretary to provide accurate, timely and efficient assistance to fee earners on client matters ensuring that all guidelines, policies and procedures are adhered to ensuring the highest level of service to clients at all times.

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive Paralegal support to Private Client Lawyers, to assist them with their large and varied caseload, and to help them in proactively progressing their matter files
• Monitoring finances and Work in Progress billing, as well as compliance and document management
• Typing and document processing

The ideal candidate will be someone who has worked within a similar role as a Private Client Paralegal, however, a legal secretary who has worked in a private client department who has career aspirations to progress into a fee earning role in the longer term would also be considered.

You must be comfortable undertaking the more routine duties as well as supporting on the more complex tasks.

We are looking for a professional and eloquent Paralegal/Legal Secretary with a confident and engaging manner in order to liaise with a varied mix of internal stakeholders and customers on all levels. It is important that you are IT proficient with knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel.

If you have Paralegal or Legal Secretary experience and are looking to work for an expanding, professional company who value their employees and offer exceptional benefits then please do apply.