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Junior Legal Secretary

  • Location:

    Belfast

  • Sector:

    Legal

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    Negotiable

  • Contact:

    Colleen Farquharson

  • Contact email:

    [email protected]

  • Job ref:

    BBBH408048_1746169512

  • Published:

    about 14 hours ago

  • Expiry date:

    1/06/2025

  • Startdate:

    ASAP

Job Description

Brook Street Recruitment delighted to be assisting our Belfast client with the recruitment of a Trainee Legal Secretary for their Litigation department.

The Role
This role reports to the Partners and will be responsible for supporting the fee earners with daily administrative responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

* Managing documentation to include scanning and printing of documents, e-filing and updating of fee earner files
* General administration to include Mimecast, diary planning, booking meetings, emails and opening and closing files
* Adhering to all manual and electronic filing systems
* Contacting Counsel, solicitors and other parties on behalf of clients
* Dealing with telephone calls and assisting clients
* Researching and summarising legal information
* Preparing trial bundles and briefs for Counsel
* Issuing correspondence
* Transcribing from digital dictation
* Assisting relevant fee earners in the conduct of files as required
* Preparing legal documents for issue with the Court office
* Billing

Essential Criteria

* At least 1 year's experience in a similar role
* Must be currently working in a busy legal role
* Strong organisational skills, ability to prioritise work and meet target deadlines under time constraints.
* The ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
* Excellent knowledge of PDF, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook is essential.
* Strong communication skills and be able to take direction.

Desirable Criteria

* Audio-typing or secretarial qualification
* Experience working within a professional services environment
* Knowledge of chronologies, specifically medical notes.

Working office hours - Monday to Friday - 9am to 5pm

Competitive salary and benefits package

Please send CV via the link

Brook Street NMR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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