Legal Secretary

This is a great job opportunity for an experienced and highly skilled Legal Secretary to join a top commercial law firm in Belfast. We are a top ranking firm with over 125 year pedigree.

Duties of the legal secretary job include:

• Working on a Firm wide basis with a Team of Legal Secretaries;
• Excellent IT skills, including knowledge of a case management system, proficient in using Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint;
• Digital Dictation/Audio Typing experience. Experience of Big Hand desirable but not essential, as training will be provided;
• Liaising with clients by telephone and email regarding payments and follow up credit control;
• Managing diaries and making travel arrangements, when required; and
• Ad hoc reception duties.

Administration work often involves working independently to tight deadlines, prioritising workload.

The successful candidate is likely to have the following attributes:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience working as a legal secretary;
• RSA Stage 2 in Audio Typing and/or Word Processing OR experience in audio typing;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• The ability to work on their own initiative as well as ability to be a team player;
• Experience working within all areas of law is advantageous; and
• Positive, friendly and approachable.

The remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of experience and responsibility involved.

Employee benefits include:

• 20 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays
• Death in Service benefit
• Hybrid working policy in place
• Enhanced sick and pension policies in place
• Corporate Health Care plan available

If you are interested in this role, please forward your CV to Kerri Bradley, HR Director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin, via email to k.bradley@cfrlaw.co.uk

Closing Date: Friday 15 October 2021

Cleaver Fulton Rankin is an equal opportunities employer. When you apply for this role, you will receive and email to complete a monitoring form that will be sent directly to our monitoring officer, in line with Northern Ireland’s fair employment requirements.