Childcare Legal Secretary

An outstanding opportunity for an experienced Child Care Legal Secretary/Legal PA has become available with a leading L100 law firm in Leeds.

Experience in Care/Public Law is essential for this role and candidates without it will not be considered.

Your prime role as PA/Legal Secretary will be to provide secretarial support to the care and public team lawyers.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Typing documents including court documents, emails and file notes, etc for the fee earners
• Preparing legal aid applications
• Opening files on the case management system
• Answering calls and assisting clients with enquiries
• Liaising with clients/professionals to arrange appointments/meetings, etc
• Dealing with incoming emails/post and corresponding as appropriate
• Digital dictation (BigHand)
• Ensuring the case management database is continually kept updated
• Ensuring files are fully time recorded for billing
• Preparing bundles on BundleDocs software
• Assisting other fee earners within the team
• Ensuring the experts' register is updated
• Providing cover for other secretaries in their absence

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Work life balance
• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday plus statutory, plus extra days for long service
• An extra day's holiday for your birthday
• 2 x days off for Life Admin Days
• Health Scheme
• 2 x bonuses per year
• Pension

If you are an experienced Legal Secretary or PA and meet the above criteria, please apply directly via the link or contact Rachael Atherton at G2 Legal Recruitment.