Legal Secretary

About the role

Our client, a leading law firm in Limerick, is looking for an experienced Legal Secretary to provide high‑level administrative support to a solicitor/partner. The role is full‑time, onsite, and offers an attractive remuneration package with strong career prospects.

Key responsibilities

• Act as personal secretary to the solicitor/partner, managing diaries, appointments and travel arrangements.
• Handle incoming post, email and phone enquiries, prioritising and responding as required.
• Prepare and type correspondence, legal submissions and other documents using a Dictaphone system.
• Maintain the filing system, index material, open new files and retrieve documents efficiently.
• Coordinate meetings, liaise with clients, medical professionals, insurance companies and external counsel.
• Perform general office duties such as photocopying, binding, dispatching mail and providing reception cover when needed.
• Coach new employees and undertake postal duties on a rota basis.

Required profile

• Previous experience as a legal secretary in a law‑firm environment.
• Secretarial qualification with strong typing and accuracy scores.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work confidentially under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Required skills

• Dictaphone typing (minimum 50 wpm).
• Proficiency with the Partner document management system.

What we offer

• Attractive remuneration package.
• Excellent career development opportunities within a reputable Limerick law firm.
• Full‑time onsite role with regular hours (9:00 am – 5:30 pm).