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Float Legal Secretary Hours: Full time 36.25 hours per week, Permanent Location: Wimborne My client is looking for a Float Legal Secretary to provide support across multiple practice areas in Wimborne. Duties will include: Acting as the first point of contact for the department with people from inside and outside the firm. Screening telephone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them where appropriate Monitoring voicemails and taking any telephone messages in the Fee Earners' absence Organising and maintaining diaries and making appointments. Dealing with Free Consultation enquiries, collecting information and arranging appointments Dealing with correspondence and writing letters on behalf of the Fee Earners. Organising and prepping Fee Earners for any meetings and providing refreshments where required. Dealing with incoming emails, faxes and post, and recording these on Visual Files. Producing any documents, reports, correspondence etc as required, dictated or otherwise Producing invoices and reporting billed figures to the Fee Earners Ensuring client files are kept up to date with proper use of the Case Management System Skills and experience required: • Previous experience working as a Legal Secretary • Strong IT skills • Excellent organisational skills • Fast accurate typing • First class communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels • Focuses on detail, methodical, organised, systematic • Ability to prioritise workload and deal with any interruptions.