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Legal Secretary Jobs in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland at Sedgwick Ireland
Title: Legal Secretary
Company: Sedgwick Ireland
Location: Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
In partnership with our client, Sedgwick Ireland is seeking a legal secretary for their commercial property division.
This is a fully onsite role based in Limerick City
Summary of Job:
To perform the duties of a personal secretary to the relevant solicitor/partner. To assist with the secretarial and administrative functions of the section to ensure the smooth operation of the section of the office on a day-to-day basis.
Principal / Regular Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform the duties of personal secretary to the relevant solicitor/partner, plan and maintain diary/appointments to ensure time is managed effectively; open and scan post as required, assess and prioritise same if required and action matters accordingly; respond to enquiries (mail, phone, in person, email), organise travel arrangements.
To act as main point of contact on behalf of the relevant solicitor/partner in relation to the office functions and activities, to answer queries as required and accurately relay information internally, and to external bodies and the general public.
Creating, amending and formatting legal documents and templates.
Use dictaphone system to prepare and type documents regarding correspondence, legal submissions, etc.
To support the solicitor/partner in the various areas under his/her remit. To prioritise work accordingly.
Required to have detailed knowledge of legal procedures.
Prepare briefs/booklets of title.
To arrange various meetings and ensure that the following are carried out if required:
To work to continuous deadlines and perform duties in a highly confidential environment.
To manage the filing system for the relevant solicitor, including indexing material, identifying and opening new files and the efficient retrieval of files on a day-to-day basis.
To respond on own initiative to general queries and requests for information/assistance from senior personnel within the office. All external queries/correspondence need to be approved and signed off on by the relevant partner/solicitor.
At all times to work efficiently using own initiative, taking responsibility and using discretion when dealing with company matters, cases and individual
To perform general office duties as required to collate, type, layout, photocopy, assemble, bind and dispatch correspondence etc.
Personal Specification
Qualification & Skills
Leaving Cert, ideally honours English.
Secretarial Course with high scores in Typing & Accuracy
Excellent Communication & Interpersonal skills.
Organisational ability & Time Management skills
Dependable and able to use discretion.
