Family Law Secretary - Huddersfield,Barnsley,South Elmsall or Leeds - #2122862

Family Law Secretary
Location: Huddersfield, Barnsley, South Elmsall or Leeds
Job type: Full-time, permanent
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Working pattern: Hybrid working available

SJC Partners is recruiting on behalf of a growing and well-established law firm seeking an experienced Family Law Secretary to join its supportive, close-knit family team.

The role may be based at the firm’s Huddersfield, Barnsley, South Elmsall or Leeds office. Please note that an initial two-week training period will take place at the Barnsley office.

You will provide high-quality secretarial and administrative support to the firm’s family law team, helping lawyers deliver an excellent standard of service to clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing typing and administrative support to fee earners in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Arranging new client appointments
• Answering telephone calls and communicating with clients, solicitors and other external contacts
• Using digital dictation and the firm’s case management system
• Assisting with the creation and maintenance of precedents
• Attending regular team meetings and suggesting improvements to administrative processes
• Liaising with other members of the administration team
• Maintaining the confidentiality and security of client and firm information
• Undertaking other reasonable administrative duties when required

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience within a family law department at a firm of solicitors, or other closely related experience
• Strong typing and digital dictation skills
• A professional and confident telephone manner
• Excellent organisation and workload-management skills
• The ability to prioritise work for multiple fee earners
• A high level of autonomy and self-motivation
• A proactive, efficient and flexible approach
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate empathetically with clients
• The ability to work effectively as part of a close-knit team

Benefits

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Hybrid working available
• Support for a healthy work-life balance
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Additional annual leave for long service
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Two half-day “Life Admin Days”
• Health scheme
• Pension scheme
• Christmas parties and team get-togethers

If the above opportunity sounds of interest, please get in touch with Ashleigh at SJC Partners.