To assist and support fee earners with general administrative/typing duties and reception duties when required.
This role involves, but is not limited to, and may vary slightly due to office/fee earner requirements:-
- Undertaking reception duties, meeting and greeting clients and answering the phone.
- Using the firm’s integrated Case Management System (Proclaim) for the effective processing, delivery and storage of information.
- First contact administration
- Taking and processing of incoming payments
- Prepare post for despatch
- When required, take special deliveries to the Post Office and to the bank.
- Undertake photocopying tasks
- Deliver messages when required
- Assist colleagues with any other administration/typing duties
- Provide refreshments when asked to do so
Requirements
- Good educational standard preferred with an eye for detail
- Good use of initiative and able to prioritise your workload
- A good working knowledge of Word is required, as are keyboard skills.
- Have Accurate typing skills (a Legal secretarial qualification is desirable)
- Good communication skills with a confident, friendly and outgoing manner - both over the phone and in person
- IT competency
- Own transport is essential
- You will need to be dependable and flexible to business needs, as overtime will be required occasionally, to include working weekends
- You will need to be smart in appearance, with a pleasant and friendly manner
