521212 — Legal Secretary

Performs secretarial, clerical and other administrative tasks in support of Legal Professionals applying knowledge of legal terminology, procedures and documents.

• liaising with other staff to arrange meetings, and to gain and provide information
• preparing reports, briefing notes and correspondence, and proofreading work for typographical and grammatical errors
• maintaining appointment diaries and making travel arrangements
• processing incoming and outgoing mail, filing correspondence and maintaining records
• answering telephone calls, responding to inquiries and redirecting callers
• taking and transcribing dictation of letters and other documents
• greeting visitors, ascertaining nature of business and directing visitors to appropriate persons
• may implement management decisions and maintain records of meetings
• may handle bookkeeping and petty cash functions