Total 4 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Shrewsbury

Your new company
Hays are working with a Legal firm in Shrewsbury who are looking to appoint a Legal Secretary on a permanent basis. This is a varied role in which you would be supporting a Senior partner within the business.
Your new role
As a Legal Secretary, your role would involve:

• Provide partners, solicitors and consultants with a high standard of secretarial service in the production and processing of legal documents and correspondence.
• Carry out general team administration including photocopying, filing and scanning.
• Audiotyping.
• Handle telephone enquiries and direct accordingly
• Manage fee earner diaries.
  
  

What you'll need to succeed

• You will need to have experience of working in a legal environment, preferably in a Wills, Trusts and Tax department, however Wills, Trusts and Tax experience is not essential.
• You will also have good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• You will be a confident person with excellent communication skills and the ability to work well as a member of a team.
• You will have the ability to manage and prioritise your work; with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.

What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
Hays are working with a Legal firm in Shrewsbury who are looking to appoint a Legal Secretary on a permanent basis. This is a varied role in which you would be supporting a Senior partner within the business.
Your new role
As a Legal Secretary, your role would involve:

• Provide partners, solicitors and consultants with a high standard of secretarial service in the production and processing of legal documents and correspondence.
• Carry out general team administration including photocopying, filing and scanning.
• Audiotyping.
• Handle telephone enquiries and direct accordingly
• Manage fee earner diaries.
  
  

What you'll need to succeed

• You will need to have experience of working in a legal environment, preferably in a Wills, Trusts and Tax department, however Wills, Trusts and Tax experience is not essential.
• You will also have good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• You will be a confident person with excellent communication skills and the ability to work well as a member of a team.
• You will have the ability to manage and prioritise your work; with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.

What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
Hays are working closely alongside a well-established Legal firm who are looking to appoint a Legal Support Assistant on a permanent basis. This is a 12 month contract which does have the possibility to extend.
Your new role
As a Legal Support Assistant your role will involve be to provide a high level of legally related administrative support to the department assisting fee Earners within the department performing tasks as directed which may be of a complex nature. As a Legal Support Assistant your role will involve:

• High attention to detail is required in dealing with clients and on all files.
• Deliver an agreed level of fee earning and performance targets of up to 1 hour per day.
• Track, monitor and time record all time spent on client matters and specifically activities that attract a client fee.
• Ensure that time is recorded and billed appropriately where applicable.
• Liaise with the Legal Support Service team on matters as required relating to file opening, dictation etc.
• Gather the initial client details electronically.
• Liaise as required order to obtain any additional information required in order for the file to be opened.
• First port of call for all department-related enquiries.
• Set up initial appointments on new matters for fee earners.
• Anticipate as well as respond to clients' requirements, dealing with queries within agreed remit.
• Maintain diaries and organise internal and client meetings.
• Prepare post and correspondence as required.
• Filing preparation, maintenance and updating of client files.
• Taking detailed instructions from clients and contacts including new matters (but not providing advice) and generally assisting fee earners to progress matters, including arranging and sitting in on client meetings to take notes.
• Liaising with clients and contacts as required and enhancing fee income by adding value to existing client relationships and by developing profitable relationships with new clients.
• Monitoring movement of documents and files including backlog.
• Responsible for all aspects of the administration, including recording all own time spent on client matters and ensuring that time is billed promptly.
• Payment of invoices and other payments, e.g. to clients or contacts as and when required. E.g. giving quotes and ensuring clients are aware of other services offered by the department and firm.
• Answering telephone calls and dealing with queries within remit.
• Taking details and/or messages where required.
• File administration including forms, prepare bundles and indexing bundles of documents under instruction.
  
  What you'll need to succeed

In order to be considered for this role you will need experience in the following:

• GCSE's Grade 4 or above (or equivalent) including English and Maths.
• 3 A levels or equivalent
• Positive attitude towards learning and development.
• Positive attitude towards learning and development.
• Degree in Law or Business or similar
• CILEX Legal executive course or similar
  
  
  What you need to do now
  
  If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
  If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Legal Assistant in Property and Construction
Shrewsbury
Permanent

£30,000 – £35,000
Monday to Friday 8am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday

Our client is looking for a Legal Assistant to join business on a permanent basis. This is a new role to the organisation following a period of continued growth where the Managing Director & Senior Management Team need some additional support. This role has been created to support the Managing Director with a range of legal assistant duties on a daily basis, almost similar to a PA role in some duties, but most of the focus will be on a range of Legal Administrative duties in the property / construction sector.

Responsibilities and duties will include, but not limited to:

• Working with Senior Management team to understand what projects are currently being worked on and what support is needed.
• Attending regular meetings with the MD, minute taking and assisting with any follow up actions or documentation requests
• Sending out documentation and agreements such as section 106 agreements.
• Supporting with any queries and structural warranty claims.
• In regular liaison with external legal / consultancy companies to check on progress and chase documentation
• Running and manipulating reports for management team and suggesting any improvements of how data could be used more effectively/efficiently.
• In regular communication with external providers to obtain information or raise any issues or concerns if highlighted.
• Managing the MD’s diary, ensuring events and meetings are booked in effectively.
• Assisting with additional administrative tasks like booking travel or accommodation for Director when required.
• Working directly for the MD, with PA support duties that will vary from week to week.
• Preparing reports to for the MD, customising the presentation of these reports to suit the format in which they are required.
• Occasionally attend some meetings with the MD to support with the visit and to also provide minute taking.

Skills and Experience
• Ideally worked in a legal assistant role, ideally within the property or legal sector would be an advantage but not essential… however we would like something similar to this.
• PA / Secretarial or similar experience, where you have that instinct to know what support is needed and can prepare for tasks ahead of time.
• Excellent organisational skills
• Build a strong rapport and working relationship with the MD and the senior management team.
• Must have strong IT skills and be familiar with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, Outlook.
• Comfortable managing own working load and prioritising key tasks.
• Someone who is flexible and can support the wider teams in the business when needed.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• High attention to detail
• Confident with numerical skills
• Proficient with MS Office

The application process:
Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.

We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.

About Us
Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

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