Private Law Secretary / Legal Assistant – Family Department
Location: Bolton
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm (1-hour lunch break)
Salary: Competitive and negotiable depending on experience

About the Role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Private Law Secretary / Legal Assistant to join a busy and well-established Family Department based in Bolton.
Working within a friendly and supportive team environment, you will provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to solicitors, ensuring the smooth running of client matters and daily operations. Ongoing training, guidance and professional development will be provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing full secretarial support to a solicitor within the Family Department
• Audio typing and document preparation
• Arranging client appointments and meetings
• Managing diaries and scheduling commitments
• Handling telephone enquiries from clients and external agencies
• Maintaining and updating case management systems and databases
• Assisting with general administrative duties to support the department

Skills & Experience Required

• Previous experience working in a private family law secretarial or legal assistant role
• Excellent typing and document production skills
• Strong IT proficiency, including Microsoft Office applications
• Professional and confident telephone manner
• Exceptional organisational and time-management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Friendly, professional and client-focused approach

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Attendance bonus
• Workplace nursery scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement through long-service accrual
• Birthday leave
• Life insurance (2x annual salary)
• Long Service Awards
• Discounted rail travel scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Quarterly staff wellbeing initiatives
• Employee referral bonus schemes
• Discounted legal services
• Monthly staff prize draw
• Charity and fundraising events
• Annual social events and Christmas celebrations

Training & Development

• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• Internal workshops and professional development sessions
• Compliance and legal sector webinars
• Supportive team environment with mentoring and guidance

If you are an experienced legal secretary or legal assistant with a background in private family law and are looking to join a busy and supportive team, we would love to hear from you.