Legal Secretary - Employment

Legal Secretary

Location: Manchester City Centre / Hybrid - 2 days from home
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm (35 hours per week) - flexible start / finish times
Salary: 28,000 - 32,000
Excellent benefits package

Full-time, Permanent Position

Search is partnering with a well-established legal business in Manchester to recruit an experienced Legal Secretary.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in employment law and admin / billing on employment matters.

As a Legal Secretary, you will provide vital support to ensure their clients and colleagues receive a high-quality experience.

The Key Responsibilities of the Legal Secretary:

Support the team by carrying out all secretarial tasks and help, when necessary, with all administrative tasks.
Assisting the fee earners with financial management e.g. disbursements, client balances, dealing with a range of client specific billing requirements.
Create the monthly invoices to be issued to the clients.
Diary management for all fee earners; arranging internal and external appointments and, making arrangements for meetings; booking meetings rooms or external venues as required.
Proof reading, amending and house styling legal reports

The Key Requirements of the Legal Secretary:

Previous Legal Secretary experienced - preferably within employment law.
Extensive experience in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel are required.
Experience in case management systems
Exceptional prioritising/organisational skills.
Strong ability to self-manage a large workload in a busy team.
Confident in delegation of work when necessary.

The Successful candidate with receive excellent benefits:

A competitive salary (Up to 32,000 dependant on experience)
Generous holiday entitlement (25 days increasing to 30 through length of service + 8 bank holidays)
Flexible hours
Life assurance - 4 x basic salary
Healthcare cash plan
Private medical insurance
Enhanced maternity leave
Pension scheme
Progressive career opportunities
Easily accessible location with public transport links

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.