We have a great opportunity for a Legal Secretary to join a fast paced but friendly Employment team based in Reading. You will be responsible for providing full support to our Fee Earners in our Employment department, as well as delivering an excellent service to both internal and external stakeholders.

As an organisation we are currently operating a hybrid working pattern. The candidate will be required to attend to the offices 3 days a week (Tuesday to Thursday) but can choose to work from home on Mondays and Fridays. There will need to be a level of flexibility to meet business needs.

Employment Legal Secretary Job

• Producing accurate documentation, reports and correspondence following standard office practices and precedents
• Supporting the team by carrying out all secretarial tasks and help, when necessary, with all administrative tasks
• Managing diaries of fee earners as required and coordinating meeting logistics.
• Inserting and amending key court dates
• General administration, filing, answering telephone calls, following up work via telephone or email
• Proof reading and formatting presentations
• Producing billing guides and timecards
• Sending invoices and liaising with clients in regards to queries
• Producing spreadsheets as required to accompany invoices; time modify; monitor disbursements and arrange for payment to third party suppliers as necessary; monitor debtors list.

Essential skills and experience

• 3 years' experience working in a secreterial/ senior admin role
• Work effectively in a team and on your own.
• Possess outstanding interpersonal and communication (verbal & written) skills.
• Exceptional prioritising/organisational skills
• Good attention to detail and the ability to use your initiative.
• Strong ability to self-manage a large workload in a busy team.
• Extensive experience in Outlook, Microsoft Word, Power Point & Excel
• Experience with dealing with financial and client account queries.

Please apply now if you have the relevant experience.

Parkside Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Parkside Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.