Court of Protection Legal Secretary

Legal Secretary - Court of ProtectionManchester City Centre - Hybrid£24,000 - £26,000 A fantastic, high street established Manchester firm, known to us as a client for many years are keen to add an experienced Legal Secretary to their already impressive Court of Protection team on a full time basis. Based in well-equipped offices in an impressive setting, close to commuter links, the Court of Protection Legal Secretary will benefit from working with a cohesive team of Secretaries, fee earners and partners to deliver a high quality of a full range of Legal Secretarial Duties in Manchester. Duties and responsibilities of the Court of Protection Legal Secretary:

• Provide high level support to partners and fee earners working closely with the partner and their team in all different departments
• Extensive diary management and organising complex travel arrangements
• Assisting partners with the daily secretarial duties such as audio typing
• Assists the partner in providing them with effective and high quality secretarial support
• Undertakes all aspects of the role using the most appropriate tools and resources for the task to meet deadlines
• Demonstrates flexibility and proactively contribute to the team's success by actively seeking to improve working processes
• Ensures all work is undertaken in the correct priority order
• Follows team processes and procedures when undertaking tasks
• Any ad-hoc secretarial / reception duties

Skills Required:

• Relevant experience as a Legal Secretary
• Have a strong working knowledge of iManage and Bighand or similar tools
• IT literate with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Lync - Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams
• Detailed and strong working knowledge of and high level of proficiency in Elite billing
• Exemplary document management and filing
• Excellent telephone manner
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• Applies knowledge and judgement to solve problems and make decisions

The firm are offering 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and a range of competitive benefits. If you are an experienced Legal Secretary, based in or near Manchester City Centre, please get in touch for confidential consideration or send your CV to