Family Team Legal Secretary – Barnet Office
We are seeking a permanent, full-time Family & Childcare Team Secretary for our busy Barnet office to join our expanding team for this office-based role.
Your Profile:
Have some experience working as a legal secretary or similar with a preference for experience in family & child care law.
Be able to demonstrate an interest in Family law.
Have strong organisational skills.
Have the ability to work under pressure.
Fast and accurate typing skills and spelling.
Clear and precise written and verbal communication skills.
We would like the ideal candidate to:
Type from digital dictation, or otherwise including copy typing.
Perform electronic filing as may be required from time to time.
Handle telephone calls whether incoming or outgoing from clients, Counsel, experts and other third parties.
Keep appointment diaries for any Fee Earner or any Senior Member of the team.
Assist clients and others visiting the office as may be appropriate.
Ensure compliance with all office procedures as laid down in the Practice Manual including any variations or amendments.
Handle CCMS legal aid matters/applications.
Action any fee notes and/or matters pertaining to experts’ invoices.
Attend to any other such matters as required.
Working with us:
The salary for this position is dependent on experience but starts at the Real Living Wage.
We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team.
Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently.
We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides
23 days
(plus bank holidays / Christmas and New Year). We review annual leave and increase it with service. Employee benefits with GTS: Competitive base salary. Pension Scheme with employer contribution. Optional Benenden Health Care. Administrative support. Firm laptop. Ongoing training and development. Supportive supervision from mentors. Annual appraisals and salary reviews. Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas. Additional perks and benefits. Competitive training packages. We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields. Please send your CV and a cover letter to our dedicated HR team via email at recruitment@gtstewart.co.uk. Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent Pay:
From £25,647.50 per year Schedule: Monday to Friday Work Location:
In person
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23 days
(plus bank holidays / Christmas and New Year). We review annual leave and increase it with service. Employee benefits with GTS: Competitive base salary. Pension Scheme with employer contribution. Optional Benenden Health Care. Administrative support. Firm laptop. Ongoing training and development. Supportive supervision from mentors. Annual appraisals and salary reviews. Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas. Additional perks and benefits. Competitive training packages. We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields. Please send your CV and a cover letter to our dedicated HR team via email at recruitment@gtstewart.co.uk. Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent Pay:
From £25,647.50 per year Schedule: Monday to Friday Work Location:
In person
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