Job Description

Personal Injury Secretery

Salary - £22,000 - £25,000

Working Hours: Monday - Friday (08:00am - 17:00pm)

Location: Bournemouth/Charminster

*Part-time hours across 3 days per week, open to discussion but the successful candidate must work a Friday*

The Role

My client currently have a vacancy for a Secretary within their Personal Injury Department based at the Charminster office

The Firm

My client is a progressive and expanding legal practice with over 160 staff and 6 offices.

You will be working within a dynamic and challenging environment with a fun and supportive culture, providing a high quality service to our clients. Our culture supports and encourages your career development with real opportunities to progress throughout the firm.

The Candidate:

This role will suit a secretary with previous Personal Injury or Litigation experience.

​Hours:

Part-time hours across 3 days per week, open to discussion but the successful candidate must work a Friday.

Main Responsibilities

• To provide audio typing as dictated by supervising fee-earner(s)
• To word process documents and materials
• Assist in communication with clients, taking telephone calls and accurately recording messages and providing assistance wherever possible
• Assist in the personal organisation of fee-earner(s) through the operation of a diary management system.
• ​Undertake admin duties associated with the position such as filing photocopying etc.
• Maintain an effective filing system for all client and other matters
• Provide such secretarial/administrative activities as may reasonably be required by the allocated fee-earner(s)
• Ensure the positive representation of the firm when dealing with clients and other outside agencies
• Maintain and build upon existing client relationships
• Take new enquiries

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Good standard of written and spoken English
• Competency and knowledge of procedures and legal requirements in the appropriate area of the law
• Audio typing skills
• ​Good IT skills
• Excellent organisation, time management and customer service skills
• Must be able to work as a team
• Ability to use initiative essential

Please contact Lee Plummer @ Brook Street or send CV to lerone.plummer (@) brookstreet.co.uk

Contact Number - 07483 330591.