Job Title: Legal Secretary/Receptionist

Location: Wellington
Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Department: Family/Reception​​

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Risdons Solicitors are looking for a Legal Secretary to join the team in our Wellington Office. A friendly office with a team that has a number of years’ experience. The ideal candidate will have a legal background and be prepared to assist with reception tasks when required.

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The main duties of the role will involve conducting matters on behalf of clients in a professional manner. Providing a friendly, courteous, knowledgeable and professional service. To protect the firm against service complaints by ensuring service is of the highest quality.

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You will be required to comply with the Policies and Procedures pursuant to the Office Quality Manual at all times. Have the ability to use a variety of software to support our case management system including Microsoft Word and 365, Outlook and Excel to produce correspondence, documents, presentations, records and accounts.

 

Be responsible for diary management, together with booking appointments/meetings.  Attending meetings where necessary and assist in note taking. Creating, photocopying and printing of documents.

 

When covering reception, you will need to oversee diary management for the meeting rooms, maintain meeting rooms and provide assistance to other members of staff when in meetings, as reception duties allow. Informing the appropriate staff member of appointment attendances at the office in good time.

 

Meeting all deadlines within the specified timeframes and ensuring prompt response to telephone calls with accurate notes taken and recorded and passed to the appropriate staff member without delay.

 

Assisting colleagues as own duties allow and in particular holiday and sickness cover, providing general support within the team/office/firm as required whilst adhering to the Equality and Diversity Policy of the firm.

 

When covering reception, you may be required to deal with all postal duties, including Royal Mail post, to include opening, dating, sorting and distribution, franking etc. Assisting colleagues with photocopying and printing of documents as reception duties allow.

 

Ensuring prompt response to telephone calls, taking accurate messages and ensuring the calls/messages are passed to the appropriate staff member without delay.

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What We Offer:

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The benefits of working with our firm include but are not limited to:

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• Competitive Salary

• Company health cash plan

• Enhanced annual leave

• Social events and seasonal gifts

• Recruitment referral scheme

• Ongoing professional development and training

• Supportive and inclusive working environment​​​