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Family Secretary Newton Abbot, Devon Tozers LLP is a leading firm of solicitors with offices in Exeter, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot offering an extensive legal service to businesses and individuals both locally and nationally. We are recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK legal directories in a number of fields. We are now looking for a Family Secretary to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 36.25 hours per week. The Benefits • Salary of £13.45 per hour - 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays - Pension scheme - Supportive team environment - Wellbeing initiatives What you’ll be doing Our busy family team in Newton Abbot are looking for a reliable and enthusiastic secretary. This is a specialist Legal Aid team which represents children who are the subject of care proceedings, instructed by their Guardian, parents and grandparents. The work is fast-paced and client-focused. Your role will include audiotyping, preparing court forms and documents, preparing bundles and other administrative duties. What we’re looking for The ideal candidate will be someone who, at all times, understands that assisting the team to deliver the highest standards of client care is paramount. You will be very well organised and will enjoy organising others. You will have a ‘can-do’ attitude and will be happy to adapt to the requirements of the tasks facing you. Ideally, you will be able to demonstrate your problem-solving skills and how you have used these in your previous positions and that you can respond to busy periods cheerfully and efficiently, providing excellent audio typing and all-round secretarial support. Whilst we are ideally looking for someone on a full-time basis, we are open to considering applications from candidates seeking a four-day working week (pro-rata salary). This position is entirely office-based, enabling close collaboration within the team. We are not offering hybrid or remote options for this position. What you’ll have Audiotyping skills and experience using dictation software, preferably BigHand, are essential. You will have excellent IT skills and be familiar with using software for creating bundles of documents, ideally with previous experience of using SOS. You must be adept at managing competing priorities, maintaining a high level of accuracy, and collaborating effectively with team members. It will be an advantage if you have previous experience of care work and can offer assistance and support to a busy Children Panel Solicitor. What we have We believe that our people are our most important asset, and are committed to supporting our teams, cultivating a healthy culture of challenge and expectation with support and care. We invest in our teams and our infrastructure to ensure that we attract and retain talented staff, and are committed to giving all colleagues the opportunity to reach their full potential, with a real focus on training and development. Our values: high-quality work, healthy growth and happy teams are at the heart of everything we do. Find out more about our vision and values, commitment to colleague wellbeing, and colleague benefits on our website. The closing date for this role is 11th May 2026. Other organisations may call this role Legal Secretary, Family Law Secretary, Legal Assistant (Family Law), Family Legal Assistant, Legal Administrator, Legal Support Assistant, Family Law Administrator, Legal PA, Private Client and Family Secretary, Legal Office Assistant, or Family Law Support Officer. Webrecruit and Tozers Solicitors LLP are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be. So, if you want to join us as a Family Secretary, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency

Family Secretary Newton Abbot, Devon Tozers LLP is a leading firm of solicitors with offices in Exeter, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot offering an extensive legal service to businesses and individuals both locally and nationally. We are recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK legal directories in a number of fields. We are now looking for a Family Secretary to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 36.25 hours per week. The Benefits • Salary of £13.45 per hour - 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays - Pension scheme - Supportive team environment - Wellbeing initiatives What youll be doing Our busy family team in Newton Abbot are looking for a reliable and enthusiastic secretary. This is a specialist Legal Aid team which represents children who are the subject of care proceedings, instructed by their Guardian, parents and grandparents. The work is fast-paced and client-focused. Your role will include audiotyping, preparing court forms and documents, preparing bundles and other administrative duties. What were looking for The ideal candidate will be someone who, at all times, understands that assisting the team to deliver the highest standards of client care is paramount. You will be very well organised and will enjoy organising others. You will have a can-do attitude and will be happy to adapt to the requirements of the tasks facing you. Ideally, you will be able to demonstrate your problem-solving skills and how you have used these in your previous positions and that you can respond to busy periods cheerfully and efficiently, providing excellent audio typing and all-round secretarial support. Whilst we are ideally looking for someone on a full-time basis, we are open to considering applications from candidates seeking a four-day working week (pro-rata salary). This position is entirely office-based, enabling close collaboration within the team. We are not offering hybrid or remote options for this position. What youll have Audiotyping skills and experience using dictation software, preferably BigHand, are essential. You will have excellent IT skills and be familiar with using software for creating bundles of documents, ideally with previous experience of using SOS. You must be adept at managing competing priorities, maintaining a high level of accuracy, and collaborating effectively with team members. It will be an advantage if you have previous experience of care work and can offer assistance and support to a busy Children Panel Solicitor. What we have We believe that our people are our most important asset, and are committed to supporting our teams, cultivating a healthy culture of challenge and expectation with support and care. We invest in our teams and our infrastructure to ensure that we attract and retain talented staff, and are committed to giving all colleagues the opportunity to reach their full potential, with a real focus on training and development. Our values: high-quality work, healthy growth and happy teams are at the heart of everything we do. Find out more about our vision and values, commitment to colleague wellbeing, and colleague benefits on our website. The closing date for this role is 11th May 2026. Other organisations may call this role Legal Secretary, Family Law Secretary, Legal Assistant (Family Law), Family Legal Assistant, Legal Administrator, Legal Support Assistant, Family Law Administrator, Legal PA, Private Client and Family Secretary, Legal Office Assistant, or Family Law Support Officer. Webrecruit and Tozers Solicitors LLP are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be. So, if you want to join us as a Family Secretary, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. TPBN1_UKTJ

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