Legal Secretary - Family Department

We have a vacancy for a Legal Secretary to work in our very busy Family Department at our Bolton Office.
Ongoing training, guidance and support from the team is provided.

Job role

Working within a busy office with a friendly team of people, you will be expected to carry out the following duties:

• Providing full secretarial assistance to a solicitor


• Some audio typing but ability to work under instruction an advantage


• Arranging appointments and meetings


• Telephone contact with clients and outside agencies


• Diary management


• Database work
  
  Experience in family law at secretarial level


• Excellent typing ability


• Excellent IT skills


• Excellent telephone manner


• Excellent organisational skills


• Excellent attention to detail (accuracy essential)


• Good communication skills


• Ability to work well within a team


• Friendly and professional manner
  
  The traditions and values, which first established Russell & Russell as an early pioneer of legal services continues to serve us well today. We still provide friendly, professional advice in the manner a traditional high street law firm would, but this is now blended with a 21st Century approach.


The practice has grown organically to incorporate nine offices stretching across the North West; three in Bolton and one in Atherton, Bury, Chester, Farnworth, Horwich and Middleton. Although we pride ourselves on being a regional firm, a number of our departments service clients throughout England and Wales.

The firm holds a number of industry related accreditations across all its service areas, in particular the Lexcel Practice Management Standard.


• Competitive salary


• Pension scheme


• Attendance bonus


• Workplace nursery scheme


• 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an accrual system after 2 years


• Birthday Holiday


• Northern Rail discount scheme


• Cycle2Work scheme


• Referral schemes (PI, Conveyancing, Family & Wills/Probate)


• Discounted Services (Conveyancing, Family & Wills)


• Staff Introductory Scheme (Refer a successful applicant and get £500)


• Monthly Raffle Draw - 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes


• Dress down once a month (linked to a chosen charity)


• Annual Christmas Party & Events


• Charity fundraisers


Training & Development

• Training and development opportunities


• Internal workshops


• Compliance webinars