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An opportunity has arisen for a Legal Secretary to join the Corporate and Banking support pool of a large firm of Solicitors in Cardiff. This team provides support to a variety of departments including that of Property litigation and Commercial litigation, therefore experience as a litigated secretary is a must.

The role of the Digital Dictation and Administration Secretary is to deliver typing and general administration support to the department fee earners and Firm-wide when required 

Duties will include:-

• Audio typing of correspondence, reports, forms and other documents via the digital dictation system.
• Carrying out general administration work such as photocopying, filing and sorting post as required.
• Answering internal calls and client calls, taking messages and ensuring appropriate referral.
• Managing diaries and organise meetings for fee earners where delegated.
• Assisting Senior Secretaries as directed.
• Working with and supporting the wider secretarial team to meet work flow peaks.
• Maintain all paper and electronic files in an orderly and retrievable manner.

The successful candidate will have competent IT skills including MS Word and Outlook as well as good written and oral communication skills. 

The ideal candidate will possess a minimum speed of 55 wpm.  Familiar with the use of digital dictation will be a distinct advantage.

Good telephone manner, accuracy and attention to detail are also essential along with a pro-active team work approach.

This vacancy is being advertised by Fresh Recruitment who are operating as a recruitment agency.

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