What are the responsibilities and job description for the Care Secretary (Any Office) position at Ridley & Hall Solicitors?
Department: Social Services and Care Proceedings.
Location: Barnsley Office, Huddersfield Office, Leeds Office, Pontefract Office.
Salary: Depending on Experience
Vacancy Type: Full Time, Permanent.
We’re looking for a Care Secretary who shares our passion for making a positive impact in childcare law. Join our friendly, forward-thinking team in any of our offices (Huddersfield, South Elmsall, Barnsley or Leeds), where your commitment to excellent client care and your enthusiasm for helping vulnerable people will be truly valued. In this role, you’ll play a vital part in assisting a Care Solicitor, enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working options, and a range of unique benefits, including extra holidays for your birthday and life admin and health scheme. If you want your work to matter and your skills to grow, we’d love to hear from you.
About Us
Ridley & Hall is a Yorkshire‑based law firm committed to supporting its people to thrive both professionally and personally. We are known for our strong workplace culture, wellbeing focus, and inclusive approach to employment. Through our Ridley &’all initiative, we invest in employee wellbeing, paid volunteering days, equality and diversity, and meaningful community involvement. We actively support work life balance, flexible working, and long‑term career development in a supportive and respectful environment.
Your Role
The prime role of a Legal Secretary is to provide secretarial support to the care team lawyers. To exercise high standards of client care at all times in a professional and pleasant manner. To ensure confidentiality and security of all the firm’s and client documentation and information. To maintain clear and precise communication with other personnel within the firm.
To ensure good working relationships with external institutions and organisations. To undertake any reasonable task as requested.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other consideration prohibited by law.
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Location: Barnsley Office, Huddersfield Office, Leeds Office, Pontefract Office.
Salary: Depending on Experience
Vacancy Type: Full Time, Permanent.
We’re looking for a Care Secretary who shares our passion for making a positive impact in childcare law. Join our friendly, forward-thinking team in any of our offices (Huddersfield, South Elmsall, Barnsley or Leeds), where your commitment to excellent client care and your enthusiasm for helping vulnerable people will be truly valued. In this role, you’ll play a vital part in assisting a Care Solicitor, enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working options, and a range of unique benefits, including extra holidays for your birthday and life admin and health scheme. If you want your work to matter and your skills to grow, we’d love to hear from you.
About Us
Ridley & Hall is a Yorkshire‑based law firm committed to supporting its people to thrive both professionally and personally. We are known for our strong workplace culture, wellbeing focus, and inclusive approach to employment. Through our Ridley &’all initiative, we invest in employee wellbeing, paid volunteering days, equality and diversity, and meaningful community involvement. We actively support work life balance, flexible working, and long‑term career development in a supportive and respectful environment.
Your Role
The prime role of a Legal Secretary is to provide secretarial support to the care team lawyers. To exercise high standards of client care at all times in a professional and pleasant manner. To ensure confidentiality and security of all the firm’s and client documentation and information. To maintain clear and precise communication with other personnel within the firm.
To ensure good working relationships with external institutions and organisations. To undertake any reasonable task as requested.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Typing documents including court documents, emails and file notes, etc for the fee earner’s
- Preparing legal aid applications
- Opening files on the case management system
- Answering calls and assisting clients with enquiries
- Liaising with clients/professionals to arrange appointments/meetings, etc.
- Dealing with incoming emails/post and corresponding as appropriate
- Digital dictation (BigHand)
- Ensuring the case management database is continually kept updated.
- Ensuring files are fully time recorded for billing
- Preparing bundles.
- Assisting other fee earners within the team.
- Ensuring the experts’ register is updated.
- Providing cover for other secretaries in their absence
- Previous experience of working within a Care department at a firm of solicitors, or other similar experience.
- Good telephone manner
- Good typing skills and use of digital dictation
- Highly motivated
- Highly organised
- Willingness to take on new tasks.
- Proactive and using initiative.
- Efficient
- Able to prioritise workloads of different fee earners.
- Competitive salary
- Work life balance
- Hybrid working is available after a probation period.
- 25 days holiday plus statutory, plus extra days for long service.
- An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
- 2 x ½ days off for Life Admin Days
- Health Scheme
- 2 x Non -Contractual Bonuses per year
- Pension
- Christmas party get togethers.
An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other consideration prohibited by law.
Closing Date: .
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Full Name *
Email *
Phone *
How did you hear about this vacancy? (example; LinkedIn, Facebook, Friend...)*
CV *
Cover Letter *