Dispute Resolution Legal Secretary

The successful applicant will be working with experienced members of the Dispute Resolution Team who deal with a wide variety of commercial and civil disputes.

The main purpose of the role would be to provide administrative and support services to the Fee Earners (including any Trainees/Locums as required).

Main Tasks and Responsibilities (not an exhaustive list)

• Acting as the first point of contact for the department with people from inside and outside the firm.
• Screening telephone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate
• Monitoring voicemails and taking any telephone messages in the Fee Earners’ absence
• Organising and maintaining diaries and making appointments.
• Dealing with Free Consultation enquiries, collecting information and arranging appointments
• Dealing with correspondence and writing letters on behalf of the Fee Earners.
• Organising and prepping Fee Earners for any meetings and providing refreshments where required.
• Dealing with incoming emails, faxes and post, and recording these on Visual Files.
• Producing any documents, reports, correspondence etc as required, dictated or otherwise
• Producing invoices and reporting billed figures to the Fee Earners
• Ensuring client files are kept up to date, filing all documentation etc
• Assistance / cover for other secretaries, as required
• Occasional support on miscellaneous projects or for other senior staff if time permits
• Any other reasonable requests made by other members of the Firm to undertake duties from time to time which may not appear in this job description.

We are a progressive firm and have worked hard to create a working environment that is flexible, fulfilling, and fun.  See why our team love Working at Frettens.

Salary and Benefits

Salary is negotiable dependent on experience. Frettens offer a wide range of benefits.

Apply

To apply for this position please email your CV with a covering letter to Catharine Snow, Operations Manager.