Jean Stevens

I am an honest, reliable, punctual and friendly individual. No job is too small or too large as I have a proven flexibility and wiliness to tackle and adapt any secretarial post put before me. I am a team player and strong in communicative skills at all levels and ability to organise my work load prioritising urgency.

Legal Secretary - Clark Brookes Turner Cary Solicitors - West Bromwich

(2022-08 - 2026-07)

All aspects of secretarial duties, both residential and commercial. Drafting leases and large documents in commercial point of view, statutory declarations, contracts etc, both from solicitors preparation from the start or obtaining and redrafting from solicitors website, Practical Law. On residential point of view, speedy output of typing emails and letters and all the usual preparation and collation of contact packs for forwarding at the outset of sales procedure from the solicitors dictation platform of work.

All the usual aspects of secretary work - photocopying, scanning, registering properties following completion at the Land Registry etc

Legal Support Assistant - Enoch Evans Solicitors - Walsall

(2021-11 - 2022-07)

Cross the board law in a float capacity in a pool team of assistants secretarial.

Legal Secretary - Woodhouse & Co Solicitors - Walsall

(2021-10 - 2021-10)

• Audio typing
• Scanning
• Photocopying
• Answering incoming calls
• Completing appropriate forms regarding post completion conveyancing procedure
• Sending out initial contact pack via email

Legal Secretary - Cunningtons Solicitors - Solihull

(2014-10 - 2020-03)

• Legal audio typing for individual Conveyancing Solicitor
• Emailing letters out with/without attachments (using reply and forwarding emails facility where applicable)
• Copy typing
• Output of legal documents/letters/forms
• Incoming/Outgoing calls
• Sending out mail and with enclosures (if any)
• Scanning/photocopying
• Filing
• Occasional reception duties
• Diary management/booking appointments
• Liaising with clients visiting the offices

Legal Secretary - Standley & Co Solicitors - Knowle

(2014-09 - 2014-10)

• Legal audio typing for individual Conveyancing Solicitor
• Emailing letters out with/without attachments (use of reply and forwarding emails where applicable)
• Copy typing
• Output of legal documents/letters/forms
• Incoming/Outgoing calls
• Sending out mail and with enclosures (if any)
• Scanning/photocopying
• Filing
• Diary management/booking appointments
• Liaising with clients visiting the offices

Secretary - Walker & Co Solicitors - Walsall

(1998-04 - 2013-12)

• Legal audio typing for individual Family Solicitors and Conveyancing Executive and later pool audio typing
• Copy typing
• Output of legal documents/letters/forms/bundles for court
• Incoming/Outgoing calls
• Sorting and distributing incoming mail/sending out mail
• Scanning/photocopying
• Filing
• Occasional reception duties
• Diary management/booking appointments
• Liaising with clients visiting the offices

Clerk / WP Operator - Donor Centre Birmingham

(1996-12 - 1998-03)

General office clerical administration responsibilities

Temporary Office (miscellaneous) assignments - Employment Agency – various areas

(1996-05 - 1996-12)

Clerk/WP Operator - West Midlands Examination Board - Birmingham

(1994-02 - 1996-05)

General office clerical and administrative responsibilities

WP Operator - West Midlands Health Authority

(1994-02)

Speedy output of miscellaneous business documents, as required

General Clerk - Aldridge and Brownhills Neighbourhood Offices

(1992-10 - 1992-11)

• Providing clerical support to team of Benefit Officers
• Mail handling - sorting and distributing incoming mail, sending out mail, recording mail on card/file system
• Filing and maintaining reliable filing system
• Photocopying

Reception/Clerk - Pelsall Ambulance Training Centre

(1992-05)

• Operating a multi-line phone with 4 extensions – taking incoming and sending out/transferring calls
• Filing
• Copy typing
• Liaising with personnel and visitors to the Centre
• Photocopying

Secretarial/Clerk - Aston University Birmingham Personnel Services

(1991-10 - 1991-12)

• Audio and copy typing
• Telephone duties
• Setting up and closing down answer machine
• Sorting and distributing mail
• Word-processing
• Photocopying various correspondence also collating correspondence for Board of Interviewers

Trainee Sales Consultant - Guardian Communications - Birmingham

(1991-05)

Selling advertising space over the phone for Guardian Communications' directories

Hairstylist – Designer Stylist - Various Hairdressing Establishments

(1980-09 - 1990-10)

CSE - English, Human Biology, Commerce, Home Economics, Child Care - Manor Farm Comprehensive School (1973-09 - 1978-06)

City & Guilds (with credits) - Hairdressing & Beauty - Walsall College of Technology (1978-09 - 1980-06)

NVQ Level 2 - Business Administration - Walsall College of Technology (1991-07 - 1992-06)

RSA 1 & 2 Audio Typing, Word-processing - Secretarial - Walsall College of Technology (1992-09 - 1993-06)