Legal Secretary : Planning & Environment - Cambridge - salary £20k
Due to an internal movement our client is now seeking an additional secretary to work within their Planning and Environment Team. The role will be to primarily provide administrative and secretarial support to a partner and an assistant solicitor.
The Cambridge team is lead by two partners. There are also a further 2 solicitors, 1 trainee solicitor and 2 secretaries within the team.
The team is recognised as one of the countrys leading planning law practices, the planning law teams approach is that planning is the first step in the development, funding and letting of land.
The team handles all aspects of planning law from applications to appeals, enforcement and High Court challenges.
Typical tasks within this role are:
? Completing digital dictation tasks, including correspondence, letters and instructions.
? Organising team meetings, including attendance at team meetings and preparation of agendas and minutes.
? Assisting in preparation of tender documentation.
? Assistance with post-completion work (completion reports, preparation of bibles).
? Arranging meetings with clients and consultants, in and out of the firms offices.
? Managing the diaries of relevant fee earners
? Monitoring email traffic when your fee-earners are out or busy and taking appropriate action.
? Preparing bills.
The successful candidate will have the following as a minimum:
? 4 GCSEs Grades A : C including Maths and English or equivalent
? Previous legal secretarial experience
? Excellent grammar, spelling and punctuation
If you can bring high work standards, first class communication skills and self-motivation then we would like to hear from you.
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