We are currently recruiting for a Secretary to support our Personal Injury team at our busy Skipton office.
The successful candidate will ideally have experience in a similar role assisting with secretarial support on PI matters. They will have a helpful manner, strong organisational skills and will enjoy working under pressure, meeting deadlines and maintaining high levels of accuracy while doing so. The ability to deliver a friendly, professional, quality service in all dealings with clients and other parties is essential.
KEY TASKS
- Reception duties.
- Audio and some copy typing to fee earners’ specification.
- Producing documents from the Case Management system.
- Management of the files under the fee earner’s direction from opening files to preparing them for archiving.
- Liaising with clients and other parties on behalf of fee earners and dealing with enquiries as appropriate.
- Liaising with the Accounts department to produce cheques, pay disbursements etc.
- Filing, photocopying, collating of documents and other clerical duties.
- Maintaining diaries and making appointments when required.
- Checking Legal Aid payments and distribution thereof.
- Contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment.
- Contribute to maintaining and improving office procedures.
- Any other duties which from time to time are required by the firm.
KEY SKILLS – ESSENTIAL
- Good keyboard skills -typing skills of 55 wpm.
- Excelled telephone skills – confident, clear and professional.
- Literate and numerate.
- Ability to work accurately in accordance with the requirements of the team.
- Ability to deal with enquiries in a professional, friendly and effective manner.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Being prepared work as a member of a team.
EXPERIENCE
- Previous secretary experience within personal injury (highly desirable).
- Case Management System experience (highly desirable).
OTHER
- Flexible and ‘can do’ attitude.
- Excellent written English to produce documents for the clients, other side and third parties.
- Clear and confident communication to effectively deal with telephone enquiries.
QUALIFICATIONS
No essential qualifications.
SALARY
The salary for this role will depend on the successful candidate’s skills and experience. Please indicate your current salary and salary expectations when submitting your application.
LOCATION
Kipling House, 24 Otley Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1EW
ROLE TYPE
Full-time/Part Time. Permanent.
Ison Harrison is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on any grounds other than the ability to carry out the job specification.
*Please note, due to the high number of applications for this position we are unable to respond to all. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days please assume you have been unsuccessful in your application.
To apply for this job email your details to hr@ih.co.uk.
