Float Secretary - Goole, Howden, Scunthorpe, Pon - Additional Resources Ltd

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Float Secretary - Goole, Howden, Scunthorpe, Pontefract : Salary 14K Required qualifications, skills and experience Trained in secretarial practice. Excellent word-processing and audio-typing skills. Preferably previous experience as a Legal secretary or experience of working in a alternative professional office 4 GCSEs at Grade ?C? or the equivalent qualification Good organisational ability and client care skills The minimum educational standards may be waived if, in view of HR Manager the Legal Secretary has relevant previous work experience. The prime role of the legal secretary is to provide support to his or her Principal, allowing the department to operate at optimum efficiency. This will include but will not be limited to the main responsibilities given below. The legal secretary is expected to use a high degree of self-management and initiative, mindful of client care at all times : this will include being flexible with travel, working for various fee earners within all office branches depending on allocation of workloads. To prepare correspondence and documents for fee-earners through audio-typing and word processing. To administer filing (which will include daily filing) and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with the detailed procedures contained in the Office Manual. To prepare mail and enclosures for collection. To administer all photocopying. To make appointments, arrange meetings and to maintain an up-to-date diary for his/her Principal if required to do so. To check own work to minimise errors and avoid corrections by fee-earners. To provide support to other secretaries as required. To provide guidance to junior and temporary secretaries when required to do so. To attend clients both in person and on the telephone when required to do so and to provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the firm?s standards for client care. To undertake any specific training when required, and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development. Reception cover A full and detailed job description and benefits package is available on application providing you possess the relevant skills and experience. Package Float Secretary - Goole, Howden, Scunthorpe, Pontefract : Salary 14K Additional Resources Ltd is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as defined within The Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 Key words : Legal secretary : Clinical Negligence : Administrator : Legal adviser : Float Secretary