Role: Legal Secretary - Part-time
Location: Wakefield
Salary: £14.50 per hour
Hours: Minimum 21 hours - up to 35 hours available per week - flexible hours
 
About the role:
Our client, a long-established independent law firm based in Wakefield, is seeking an experienced, organised Legal Secretary to join their friendly professional team. You will be responsible for providing full secretarial and administrative support and ensuring the office runs smoothly.
 
Key Responsibilities of the Legal Secretary:

• Provide full secretarial and administrative support to a Solicitor.
• Coordinate diary management and arrange appointments.
• Prepare and draft legal correspondence and documentation from dictation, audio typing.
• Manage incoming and outgoing calls, plus emails.
• Handle client enquiries and requests in a professional and timely manner.
• Oversee billing processes and manage expenses.
• Liaise effectively with clients, colleagues, and external third parties.

• Previous Legal Secretarial / assistant experience is required.
• Strong IT skills - Word and Excel.
• Excellent organisational abilities with a proven capacity to prioritise workloads effectively.
• Strong typing skills with a high level of accuracy.
• Experience using Digital Dictation systems would be an advantage.
• Clear and confident communication skills.
• Experience with data entry and general administrative duties is desirable.
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a team environment.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality.

• Salary: £14.50 per hour
• Hours: Minimum 21 hours - up to 35 hours available per week - flexible hours
• Holidays: 24 days (pro rata) plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance