Legal Secretary

You will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work.
We also require you to have/be:

• Extensive legal secretarial experience who is pro-active and works well in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of dealing with insurance litigation (including a basic understanding of insurance policies, the insurance market, reporting arrangements, reserving philosophies, and the relationship between brokers, underwriters/insurers and lawyers) is desirable.
• Fast, accurate typist with good audio typing skills. including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to create and amend large, complicated documents (i.e. automatic numbering, track changes etc).
• Excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Good teamwork skills.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy
• Flexible, pro-active and works well under pressure.
• Adherence to the service levels within the team (especially as required by client service level agreements) and ensure work is completed within these levels at all times
• Effective liaison with the team manager and support team manager to ensure high quality of service to clients
• Effective liaison with other support staff to manage workloads efficiently
• Active progression of one’s own professional development with support from the team manager and support team manager
• Dealing with confidential client matters
• Providing assistance with billing and archiving
• Providing support in relation to case management and IT systems
• Compliance with relevant policies and procedures
• Working in accordance with Weightmans’ values
• Training on the job will be provided, where appropriate
• Experience of doing some fee-earning work is desirable. A willingness to do so is essential
• Outgoing, professional and confident with a positive attitude

Come and join our award-winning organisation and be part of a team where people truly matter.  

Weightmans is a Leading national law firm, with strong international capabilities.

Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 19th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards, and ranking top 10 in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

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