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We are seeking a permanent, full-time Family & Childcare Team Secretary for our busy Hammersmith office to join our expanding team. Your Profile You will preferably:
- Have some experience working as a legal secretary or similar with a pretence for experience in family & child care law.
- Be able aim to demonstrate an interest in Family law
- Have strong organisational skills
- Have the ability to work under pressure
- Fast and accurate typing skills and spelling.
- Clear and precise written and verbal communication skills.
We Would Like The Ideal Candidate
- To type from digital dictation, or otherwise including copy typing.
- To do such electronic filing as may be required from time to time.
- To deal with telephone calls whether incoming or outgoing from clients, Counsel, experts and other third parties.
- To keep appointment diaries for any Fee Earner or any Senior Member of the team.
- To deal with clients and others visiting the office as may be appropriate
- To ensure compliance with all office procedures as laid down in the Practice Manual including any variations or amendments.
- To deal with CCMS legal aid matters / applications.
- To action any fee notes and/or matters pertaining to experts’ invoices.
- Any other such matters as required.
Working With Us
The salary for this position is dependent on experience.
We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team.
Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently.
We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides 23 days (plus bank holidays / Christmas and New Year).
We review annual leave and increase with service.
Employee Benefits With GTS
- Competitive base salary.
- Pension Scheme with employer contribution.
- Optional Benenden Health Care.
- Administrative support.
- Firm laptop
- Ongoing training and development.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Supportive supervision from mentors.
- Annual appraisals and salary reviews.
- Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas.
- Additional perks and benefits.
- Competitive training packages.
We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working.
We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields.
Please send your CV and a cover letter to our dedicated HR team via email on: recruitment@gtstewart.co.uk.
