Legal Secretary

Position: Legal Secretary (Permanent)
Job:
Legal Secretary

Location:

Dundee
Salary: £25,000-£28,000 (DOE)

Hours:

Full-time

Contract:

Permanent
Work Structure:

Office based

Our client is looking for a highly motivated and exceptional Legal Secretary to take on a key role within their busy and well regarded private client team.
This role supports the delivery of exceptional legal services by managing documentation, audio typing, client communication, scheduling, and general office administration within a fast-paced and growing team.

Key Responsibilities

* Communicating with both internal and external clients through email, telephone, and in person interactions.

* Completing client identity verification checks.

* Managing diaries and scheduling appointments.

* Audio typing

* Drafting, preparing, and updating documents as required.

* Handling dictation and carrying out audio typing tasks.

* Delivering general administrative assistance across the team.

* Setting up new client files and finalising/closing them at the end of a matter.

What We're Looking For

* Prior experience working in a comparable legal administrator or legal secretary position is advantageous.

* Audio typing experience is essential for this role

* Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to manage workloads effectively and meet deadlines.

* Strong written and verbal communication abilities.

* Confidence in developing positive working relationships with colleagues and clients.

* A calm, supportive, and highly professional manner.

* Solid IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Word and Excel.

* High level of accuracy and attention to detail, with a focus on producing timely, precise work.

* A proactive, forward thinking mindset, driven by ambition and a desire to excel.

* Strong problem solving capabilities and sound organisational judgement.
Enthusiasm and willingness to progress and develop within the firm.

Benefits include:

* Market leading annual leave entitlement, pension contributions and death in service.

* Progressive opportunities upon proven ambition

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age