Personal Assistant/Legal Secretary to our Criminal Department
We are seeking a Personal Assistant/Legal Secretary to join our friendly, busy Criminal Litigation team.
The candidate will have the following essential skills for the role:
- Excellent administrative skill set, including fast and accurate audio typing skills.
- Strong user knowledge of IT packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Team player focused on providing an exceptional service with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Organisation skills for the daily team diary
- Strong interpersonal skills communicating with client, counsel, courts and police
- Knowledge of legal aid and previous experience in criminal litigation preferred but not essential.
Job Type: Full time. Permanent.
Salary: Remuneration is competitive and dependent upon experience.
Location: Plymouth, PL4 0AJ
Why work for us?
Woollcombe Yonge is a well-established Plymouth firm with a history dating back 250 years. We have a strong reputation of dealing with clients through our crime, family, conveyancing and wills, probate and trust teams. We are one of the largest providers of criminal litigation in Plymouth with an excellent reputation in this area of law. We are a progressive modern and client focused practice with plans and ambitions to grow our specialist sectors.
We are very much aware that our staff are vital to the success of our business. Our offices are in the Sutton Harbour area of Plymouth’s City Centre, close to the sea and all local amenities.
We strive to employ talented, commercially minded people who are committed to our vision of how clients should be treated and how quality legal services should be delivered. We want staff to have a “work hard play hard” approach to life and we want them to take responsibility and challenge themselves to reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on the levels of training we provide for our staff and the fact that we support anyone who wishes to train to achieve higher qualifications.
We adopt the approach that “we are all in this together” and that we all have a responsibility to work hard together as a team to achieve the goals of the business.
What to expect working at Woollcombe Yonge:
- Generous holiday allowance of 25 days per year
- PLUS public holidays
- PLUS an extended Christmas break
- Work / life balance is encouraged
- Full time hours are 35 hours a week (Our office hours are 9am-5pm)
- City centre location close to the sea and all amenities
- Death in Service insurance cover
- Employee Assist Programme (EAP)
- Annual flu vaccinations and eyesight tests available
- Company pension scheme
- Annual Christmas party
- Team socials
- On site Mental Health First Aiders and Wellbeing champions
- As much tea & coffee as you can drink!
How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their CV and a cover letter detailing their experience and suitability for the role to Partner and Head of Department –Rebecca Wood rw@wysolicitors.co.uk
Woollcombe Yonge LLP is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities.