Litigation Legal Secretary

Litigation Legal Secretary - Dispute Resolution

Stockport | Full Time

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Litigation Legal Secretary to join a well-established and highly regarded law firm in Stockport.

This role offers the chance to work within a busy Dispute Resolution team, supporting experienced fee earners on a wide range of matters while playing a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the department.

You'll gain exposure to high-quality work and have the opportunity to build strong relationships with both colleagues and clients.

If you are highly organised, thrive in a fast-paced legal environment, and take pride in delivering accurate and professional support, this could be the ideal next step in your career.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

- Supporting fee earners with client work, ensuring tasks are completed accurately, reliably, and in line with the firm's quality and risk management procedures.

- Preparing and managing court documents and bundles, ensuring a high level of attention to detail.

- Acting as the first point of contact for new enquiries into the team via phone or the firm's website.

- Producing and distributing non-standard correspondence, assembling documents prepared by fee earners or outsourced typing services, adding enclosures and ensuring correct filing.

- Coordinating the administrative side of file management, including opening, closing, storing, and retrieving both paper and electronic client files in line with firm policies.

- Maintaining and updating workflows within the case management system.

 

About You

 

The successful candidate will have:

- Previous Legal Secretarial experience, ideally within Litigation or Dispute Resolution.

- Strong audio typing skills (around 70+ wpm) with excellent accuracy and attention to detail.

- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage workloads efficiently.

- Confidence using case management systems (experience with P4W would be advantageous).

- A proactive and professional approach, with strong communication skills.

 

What's on Offer

This firm offers a supportive working environment and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and work-life balance.

 

Annual Leave

 

- 24 days annual leave

- 8 bank holidays

- 3 additional paid office closure days between Christmas and New Year

- Birthday day off

Health & Wellbeing Benefits

 

- Medical cashback scheme

- 24-hour GP service

- Private health cover

- Life cover (4x annual salary)

- Enhanced sick pay

- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

 

Financial & Reward Benefits

- Employer pension contribution

- £1,000 recruitment referral scheme

- Voucher reward schemes

If you're an experienced Litigation Legal Secretary looking to join a supportive and professional team in Stockport, we would love to hear from you.

 

To apply please send your updated CV to c.orrell@clayton-legal.co.uk or call Chris on 0161 914 7357 to discuss the role further.