Team Assistant

Job summary

Location: Working from our central Brighton office

Salary:  £24,570 per annum. Monday- Friday 9.00am-5.30pm

Deadline: Monday 25 August at 12pm

Martin Searle Solicitors specialises in Employment and Community Care law and are listed in the Legal 500 as a leading firm.

We are seeking an organised, pro-active, articulate and highly motivated legal secretary/receptionist, on a full-time basis. We are a Living Wage employer.

Duties include diary management, typing/editing, reception duties including managing calls from new and existing clients, greeting clients and file management.

We are an equal opportunities employer and offer the opportunity for everyone to play a key role in our continuing growth and expansion.

We are committed to ongoing professional development and all our employees have access to quality-based training and career development in a friendly and team based working environment.

Skills Range

Essential:

• Strong IT skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
• Excellent communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Good organisational and administration skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment as well as working to tight deadlines

Highly Desirable:

• Previous experience working in a law firm
• Secretarial and reception experience/qualifications
• Experience of working in customer services
• Experience of working with a case management system

Personal Specification

• Able to prioritise your workload and to work to deadlines
• Using initiative and flexibility in your approach
• Ability to multitask and remain calm under pressure
• Commitment to providing an efficient, effective and professional service to our clients
• Enthusiasm for team working
• Commitment to our company’s values
• Strong work ethic

Benefits

• Holiday increase based on length of service
• Access to training and professional development
• Brighton location
• Staff nights out

How to apply

To apply, please send a covering email setting out why you want to work for Martin Searle Solicitors and your CV to amyoshea@ms-solicitors.co.uk

No recruitment agencies please.