Secretary

Do you want to be part of our busy team of Secretary's and learn from some of the best around? You'll get the opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team, be supported by your manager and guided to develop your career as a Secretary.

As a Secretary you'll play a vital role within our Construction Team, and work alongside an experienced team to support stakeholders with managing their diaries, arranging meetings and general administrative support.

You will work closely with a team of senior secretaries to ensure the department is organised and any enquiries are dealt with efficiently, which means prioritising your day and workload will be important. It is a friendly team that is always looking for ways to improve their processes and welcome the sharing of ideas - your ideas will be heard and valued.

What you'll be doing:

• Diary Management - you will coordinate schedules, meetings and appointments.


• Arrange meetings - book meeting rooms and refreshments, and ensure the relevant parties are notified in a timely manner.


• Travel Arrangements - planning and booking travel arrangements, ensuring the traveller has the relevant information for their trip.


• File management - regular filing of hard and soft copy client-related correspondence in line with our company procedures.


• On-board clients - prepare client letters and ensure the relevant documentation is completed.


• Enquiry management - handle telephone and email enquiries


• Word processing - audio and copy typing, drafting correspondence and documents and preparing mail for posting.
  
  Experience of working within a similar position is preferred but not essential. Legal secretarial experience would be an advantage.


• PC literate with knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.


• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to professionally support senior stakeholders.


• Ability to organise, plan, prioritise and meet deadlines.


• Ability to work confidentially and on highly confidential matters; respecting and maintaining the confidentiality of all information relating to Walker Morris and client matters.


• Shows initiative and provides new ideas to improve team efficiency.
  
  When you're looking for a job, we know it's about more than just the role. That's why we provide the support you need to develop and grow your career. We've hybrid and flexible working, so you can make work and life work together for you. Walker Morris is a top 100 commercial law firm where you don't have to fit a mould, so you can bring your full self to work.


We've recently launched the new Walker Morris brand, which brings to life what it's really like to work with and within the firm. What it really comes back to is our purpose, to forge your own path. It means we're 70% corporate professional law firm but with 30% individual expression - meaning we're personal, modern and have a drive for innovation.

What we offer:

• Hybrid working -split your time between our office in Leeds City Centre and remote working, with a home working allowance


• Annual Leave - minimum of 25 days per year, increasing to 31 days with length of service. Also - buy/sell holidays up to 5 days per year


• Bonus Scheme - our annual bonus scheme recognises outstanding contributions to the firm and our ambitions. All colleagues are eligible subject to meeting the criteria of the scheme.


• Pension - saving for retirement? Let us do the hard work for you. We auto-enrol all eligible colleagues in to a workplace pension and we contribute a minimum of 5% of annual salary


• Life Assurance - 4x your annual salary in the event of a death in service