Job Description

Dispute Resolution Legal Secretary

Camberley, Surrey

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Legal Secretary / PA to join the Dispute Resolution department of a reputable and highly accredited firm in Surrey dealing with:

• Boundary disputes
• Construction and builder disputes
• Declarations of trust
• Disputes with co-owners
• Land and property disputes
• Probate and inheritance disputes
• Problems with restrictive covenants
• Professional Negligence
• Recovery & Insolvency
• Shareholder and Partnership disputes
• Small claims
• Tenants in residential property
• Intellectual Property

The role will be supporting the team which will involve:

• Electronic diary management, booking rooms and arranging meetings
• Using digital transcription system to create letters, emails and documents
• Using a case management system for client files
• Scanning in and time recording of incoming post and emails
• Maintaining orderly files - keeping filing up to date
• Prepare Court/Counsel bundles as required and deal with the high courts
• Photocopying of documents
• Handling incoming telephone calls in an efficient and courteous manner, dealing with queries where possible and passing on in a timely manner
• Billing responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Have previous legal secretarial experience within Litigation
• IT literate and experience audio typing.
• Experience in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience using case management systems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Possessing a good telephone manner, accuracy and attention to detail
• Must work well as part of a team and possess a pro-active team work approach.

The candidate will also be self-motivated, flexible and able to demonstrate a high level of organisational skills.