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Application Deadline: 8 August 2025
Department: CSG - Strategic (Advocacy / Costs / Safety, Health and Environment / Criminal / Abuse / Travel)
Location: Remote - England and Wales
Description
We are looking for an Administration Assistant/Junior Secretary to join DAC Beachcroft Claims Group, supporting our secretarial team within the Claims Solutions Group.
This role will suit someone who has no previous secretarial experience but has a good typing speed and is able to type from audio dictation as well as being confident supporting a large secretarial team. The workload will initially include new matter set up, data imputing and audio typing. The role will develop with a view to progression within the team.
This is a really exciting opportunity for someone looking to start their career in Law with the possibility of progressing to a Legal Secretary.
What you will do?
- Preparing correspondence and documents from digital dictation alongside proofreading speech recognition dictation
- Answering/making telephone calls
- Managing the case management system (as appropriate)
- Setting up of new files/archiving of files
- Filing, photocopying, scanning and faxing
- Checking of notification in-boxes and/or homeworker in-boxes
- Ensuring client contact information is kept up to date and data is accurate
- Share knowledge within the team relating to any changes within external client set ups e.g. client contacts leaving/joining the client
- Advising Secretaries of any change of address/telephone numbers/change of name of any external client so that databases are updated.
- Initially and for the duration of the probation period you will be expected to be in the Birmingham office 4 days per week with 1 day working from home.
Who you are
- No previous experience is required
- Audio typing experience an advantage
- An excellent eye for detail with a concern for quality and accuracy
- A focused client service approach
- Team oriented and collaborative approach with a flexible, can do attitude
- Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).
What's in it for you?
- High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/whats-in-it-for-you/
- A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
- Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
- In person and remote social events
- Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.
Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
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