Temporary Legal Secretary

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited

Your new companyA modern thinking law firm based in Bury St Edmunds.

Your new roleThis is a 2-week holiday support with a 1-day handover temporary legal secretary/audio typist job. You will be working in a collaborative environment supporting the family law team. Duties include but not limited to:

• Accurately prepare various legal documents from digital dictation, including letters, forms, briefs, and invoices.
• Handle routine matters, correspondence, and queries independently when appropriate.
• Liaise with clients, counsel, courts, and other third parties.
• Assist enquiries by phone and in person, arrange consultations/appointments/call-backs, and follow up on open enquiries.
• Provide clients with a high level of service, resolving any queries or concerns promptly and courteously.
• Enter key dates in the central diary, monitor diary notes and forthcoming events and deadlines.
• Manage files including opening and closing files, conducting conflict checks, maintaining files in good order.
• Assist with other duties such as photocopying, faxing, reception cover, etc.
• Record all relevant work on the firm’s computerised time recording system.

What you’ll need to succeedThe role requires a confident and professional legal secretary who is adept at audio typing and document preparation AND is available to start work on 19th July and cover for 2 weeks.

You will require:

Proven experience as a Legal Secretary, particularly with audio typing and document preparation. Familiarity with legal terminology. Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. Strong communication skills and the ability to liaise with various parties. Competence in handling confidential information. Proficiency in using legal software and computerised time recording systems.

What you’ll get in return

• 100% office based – Monday to Friday
• Hours 9:00 -17:00
• Friendly working environment.

What you need to do nowIf you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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