Legal Secretary

Kennedys is looking for a Legal Secretary to join our Cambridge office. The successful Legal Secretary will provide an efficient, proactive and comprehensive secretarial service to a busy team of fee earners. Team Kennedys Healthcare division advise the NHS Resolution, NHS Trusts and medical malpractice insurers of private hospitals, clinics and practitioners on EL/PL and clinical negligence claims. The team advise on medical insurance coverage, health law advice, and regulatory matters and represent clients at inquests and judicial reviews. The team have a presence across our London, Cambridge, Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle and some of our global offices. Key Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritise tasks according to urgency for fee earning team
• Seek to develop knowledge of the team practice area, learning how it operates
• Take and record accurate messages and pass on to the appropriate person and without unnecessary delay
• Attend to clients both on the telephone and in person in a professional manner. Required Experience
• Previous legal secretarial experience.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong team-working skills with the ability to work independently.
• Proficient in MS Office packages. Desirable skillset in Adobe Acrobat, Power PDF/PDF Docs.
• Knowledge of case management systems.
• AI tools e.g. CoPilot. Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.