Legal Secretary Jobs

As part of our continued growth EMG Solicitors are seeking to appoint a Legal Secretary to work within the Family team based at our Penrith office, providing effective secretarial support to fee earners within the department. 

At EMG Solicitors we believe in equality. Our passion is not only in providing exemplary legal services but also in making a meaningful contribution to our community and the charitable causes we support. We pride ourselves on delivering excellence and we have a culture of honesty and transparency in how we work, both with each other and with our clients. We are ambitious, we think big and are pro-active in how we support our clients and each other, but as importantly as all of this we value having fun and being happy.

EMG Solicitors is an award winning Legal 500 Boutique law firm located across the North East and Cumbria. We provide a range of legal advice to both private individuals and businesses across the region and nationally. We provide legal support that our clients require in order to achieve anything from their basic needs to their wildest dreams and everything in between. We specialize in Court of Protection, Deputyships, Family Law, Residential Conveyancing, Commercial Property, Litigation & Disputes and Wills, Trusts & Probate Services.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to;

• Supporting and assisting Family fee earners as far as is possible.
• Audio and copy typing for Family team.
• Billing (Monthly or as required).
• Processing all claims for client related expenses (obtain from fee earners on a regular basis) and personal expenses for members of the Family team.
• Overseeing general administration for all Family files.
• Organising client appointments and arranging meeting rooms.
• Maintaining awareness of files so as to be able to take messages and update clients on the telephone as required.
• General firm administration (preparing and posting chitties/maintaining internal registers/storage of deeds and documents etc.).

Supporting Role

• To cover when reception staff are not available i.e. answering the door, making tea/coffee for clients/answering the telephone/scanning in documents etc.
• To potentially help cover when other departments may be short of secretary support, if current workload allows.

Skills and Experience

• 2 - 3 years experience in a legal secretary role (essential)
• Experience of working working within a professional services environment (essential)
• Family secretary experience (desired)
• Knowledge of digital dictation systems.
• Knowledge of office procedures e.g. photocopying and filing.
• Good prioritisation and time management.
• Confident in Microsoft applications (office, outlook).
• Excellent attention to detail.

Benefits

• Bonus scheme.
• 4% employer pension contribution.
• 25 days annual holiday entitlement and 3 days non-contractual days leave at Christmas.
• LATUS - health and wellbeing platform.
• £50 gift card on your birthday and either a late start or an early finish.
• £50 gift card at Christmas.
• 5 extra paid days leave on your 5 year anniversary.
• Dearbump by Parent Promise - Maternity Wellbeing platform.