Legal Secretary

Sleaford, England, United Kingdom

5/6/2025

Job Overview

A new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Secretary to join our Family Department. The successful applicant will work alongside Legal Advisors and other support staff. The successful candidate must have experience in a legal secretarial role, preferably in a family law environment.

To be successful for this role you will present a professional image at all times to clients and collaborators, be well presented, confident and have first class communication and English language skills. You will be hard working and able to work to tight deadlines.

The position is full time and is based in Sleaford.

Activities will be varied and will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Typing short and lengthy legal and administrative dictated documents
• Managing files using the case management system (Proclaim)
• Opening, closing and maintaining files
• Liaising with clients and contacts both on the phone, by email and in person
• Administrational duties such as file management and archiving
• Billing and claiming profit costs from the Legal Aid Agency
• General administrative support
• Reception duties
  
  

Experience Required:

• Proven experience working in a legal secretarial practice, preferably within a family department.
• Exceptional and accurate dictation typing skills, with a typing speed of 65+ wpm
• Proven IT skills including the ability to effectively and efficiently us Word, Outlook and Excel
• Outstanding inter-personal and communication skills; good written skills are essential with close attention to detail
• High standard of organisational skills required for file management, diary management and admin assistance
• Ability to use initiative
• A friendly, positive and pro-active approach
• A team player
  
  

Desirable skills:

• A knowledge of Proclaim case management system advantageous
  
  

Benefits include:

• Highly competitive salary
• Bonus Scheme
• Minimum of 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays,
• Staff discount
• Wellbeing culture including access to paid for counselling sessions.
• Annual Holiday Sale/Purchase scheme
• Benefit platform membership
• Life Assurance
• Flexible working options
• Volunteering days
  
  

We are not using agencies to fill this role

Company Overview

Ringrose Law are a regional firm with offices across Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire. We have been providing a service to clients for over 100 years. We are constantly investing in our people and infrastructure to ensure we are a leading law firm in today’s market.

Our position as a pre-eminent private client firm has been strengthened in the last few years and we pride ourselves in our approachability, pragmatism and being able to provide advice and support across all aspects of a matter.

We always put our staff and our clients first, and because of our investment in the professions leading systems and software we know we can provide a first-class service.