Legal Secretary Job Description
Legal secretarial jobs are there to give administrative and secretarial help to people working within the legal world. There is a broad range of office management and admin tasks that legal secretary jobs entail. Depending on the firm legal secretaries jobs may need you to have direct contact with clients and have specialist roles.
Legal Secretary jobs responsibilities normally include:
- Typing letters, reports, legal documents/paperwork
- Dealing with office post and answering phone calls
- Transcribing and taking dictation
- The organisation of travel, appointments and other functions
- Keeping records and accounts
- Proofreading documents and letters
- Going to court, meetings with clients and police stations (all to take notes)
Regular office hours (9am-5pm) will usually be worked and often part time legal secretarial jobs are available. The work is largely based at a desk and a great deal of tasks will be using a computer. The salary to expect could range from anything between £13,000 to £37,000. This depends on the firm, your experience and how long you have worked in the position.
Legal secretaries jobs skills:
- Exceptional computer and typing skills
- Good organisation
- Excellent English
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Interest in the law and admin.
Often there are not minimum qualifications needed for legal secretarial jobs, however employers will prefer maths and English GCSEs. If you demonstrate good writing skills you will stand more of a chance at getting legal secretary jobs.
Another way to get legal secretaries jobs is by attaining an apprenticeship. However, on the job training is common. After a while in one company, you may find that you progress with additional training to become a paralegal or a legal executive.
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