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I currently work in this personal injury practice as a job share 2 full days a week working with 2 directors, 3 partners, 2 senior associates, 2 legal executives and a paralegal dealing in travel PI, employer's liability PI and non PI, public liability PI, motor PI, motor non-PI and industrial diseases claims.

I worked from home as a self-employed secretary for a digital dictation company undertaking typing duties for different companies such as legal work (letters, documents such as witness statements, court documents), surveying work (letters, documents such as survey reports, minutes of meetings, schedules of condition), other general typing such as letters, memos, attendance notes, site notes.

On joining the firm I was a float secretary, working in all different departments within the firm. A year and a half later I undertook the role of the Secretarial Support Unit (SSU) Supervisor, helping out the Manager of the SSU Unit to organise a team of about 15 float secretaries and organising a day to day smooth running of the Unit taking in work from all the different departments within the firm.After returning from my maternity leave and until I left the firm, I worked in the… Show more On joining the firm I was a float secretary, working in all different departments within the firm. A year and a half later I undertook the role of the Secretarial Support Unit (SSU) Supervisor, helping out the Manager of the SSU Unit to organise a team of about 15 float secretaries and organising a day to day smooth running of the Unit taking in work from all the different departments within the firm.After returning from my maternity leave and until I left the firm, I worked in the Employment Department working for 3 solicitors undertaking day to day audio and digital dictation, including typing letters, typing employment forms using VisualFiles, day to day filing and administration tasks such as taking telephone calls from clients, arranging meetings and managing their diaries. Show less

On joining the firm I was a float secretary working within all the different departments within the firm and after 6 months I was asked to join the litigation department where I worked for 2 solicitors. After a move round within the department I was promoted to work for a partner and solicitor dealing with their day to day audio dictation, including typing letters, typing forms, amending documents and gaining experience in track changing. My duties also included day to day filing and… Show more On joining the firm I was a float secretary working within all the different departments within the firm and after 6 months I was asked to join the litigation department where I worked for 2 solicitors. After a move round within the department I was promoted to work for a partner and solicitor dealing with their day to day audio dictation, including typing letters, typing forms, amending documents and gaining experience in track changing. My duties also included day to day filing and administration tasks such as taking telephone calls from clients, arranging meetings and arranging their diaries. Show less

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