Legal Secretary
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Cambridge
- Salary
- 22000.00 - 25000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 24 Nov 2016
- Closes
- 09 Dec 2016
- Sectors
- Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Legal Secretary - Commercial Property
Cambridge
Our client, a renowned legal firm, is looking for a Legal Secretary to join their team in their office based in central Cambridge. As part the secretarial support to the Commercial Property team, you will assist an allocated group of fee earners to high standards, while being professional and proactive. The ideal candidate will have experience as a legal secretary as this is essential for this role; experience in Commercial Property would be advantageous but not essential. This is a full-time permanent role.
Duties
* Producing and amending documents with speed and accuracy
* Formatting, paginating, numbering and presenting documents in house style
* Proof reading all work, checking for spelling and grammar
* Using key software packages and taking responsibility for any training needs to improve relevant skills needed to meet the needs of the business
* Proactively working with the fee earners to ensure relevant documentation is produced to meet clients' expectations and deadlines.
* Managing diaries
* Arranging meetings/conferences
* Preparing papers for meetings and deal with any necessary paperwork etc. following meetings attended by fee earners
* Making travel arrangements
* Processing expense claims, payment requisition forms, returned advances
* Accurately maintaining and updating client and other relevant contact details on database
* Processing all forms including new client form, new matter form, money laundering form, training course booking forms etc.
* Ensuring that all electronic filing and paper based filing is up to date and maintained at regular intervals
* Preparing narratives and bills and keep billing files up to date
* Carrying out photocopying and scanning as required
* Responding to internal and external telephone enquiries politely and professionally and take accurate telephone messages (name/number/company), passing them on to the relevant fee earners etc.
* Proactively supporting other members of the secretarial team and providing cover as and when necessary to ensure that work is completed to a high standard and meets the required deadlines
* Providing full support to fee earners in the full range of activities that are performed and to carry out any other duties as reasonably requested.
* Showing a positive approach and interest in the work that your fee earners are undertaking
* Showing initiative when responding to queries and actively try to seek solutions to problems
Key Skills
* Proven Legal Secretary experience
* Experience working in Commercial Property Department advantageous
* Secretarial qualification or educated to GCSE or O level standard or equivalent
* Typing speed of at least 60 wpm
* Excellent spelling and punctuation
* Excellent written and verbal communications
* Ability to use discretion
* Excellent IT skills, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
* Positive and enthusiastic approach to team work
* Good telephone manner
* Adaptable and flexible
* Self-motivated, ability to use initiative and provide pro-active support to fee-earners
* Ability to pay attention to detail and check own work
* Reliable and well organised
* Ability to remain calm and work under pressure to meet strict deadlines
* Commitment to ongoing learning and development
Salary
* Between GBP22,000 - GBP25,000, depending on experience
Hours
* 9am - 5:30pm, Mon - Fri
Benefits
* Extremely convenient central location, easily accessible via public transport
* Opportunity to work for a top 100 UK law firm
* Good benefit package to be discussed at interview stage
If you believe you have the relevant skill set and experience, please submit your CV ASAP to (url removed). Due to the high volume of applications we are unable to respond to everyone. Therefore if you do not receive a response within 5 days please assume you have been unsuccessful.
Office Angels is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Office Angels is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Cambridge
Our client, a renowned legal firm, is looking for a Legal Secretary to join their team in their office based in central Cambridge. As part the secretarial support to the Commercial Property team, you will assist an allocated group of fee earners to high standards, while being professional and proactive. The ideal candidate will have experience as a legal secretary as this is essential for this role; experience in Commercial Property would be advantageous but not essential. This is a full-time permanent role.
Duties
* Producing and amending documents with speed and accuracy
* Formatting, paginating, numbering and presenting documents in house style
* Proof reading all work, checking for spelling and grammar
* Using key software packages and taking responsibility for any training needs to improve relevant skills needed to meet the needs of the business
* Proactively working with the fee earners to ensure relevant documentation is produced to meet clients' expectations and deadlines.
* Managing diaries
* Arranging meetings/conferences
* Preparing papers for meetings and deal with any necessary paperwork etc. following meetings attended by fee earners
* Making travel arrangements
* Processing expense claims, payment requisition forms, returned advances
* Accurately maintaining and updating client and other relevant contact details on database
* Processing all forms including new client form, new matter form, money laundering form, training course booking forms etc.
* Ensuring that all electronic filing and paper based filing is up to date and maintained at regular intervals
* Preparing narratives and bills and keep billing files up to date
* Carrying out photocopying and scanning as required
* Responding to internal and external telephone enquiries politely and professionally and take accurate telephone messages (name/number/company), passing them on to the relevant fee earners etc.
* Proactively supporting other members of the secretarial team and providing cover as and when necessary to ensure that work is completed to a high standard and meets the required deadlines
* Providing full support to fee earners in the full range of activities that are performed and to carry out any other duties as reasonably requested.
* Showing a positive approach and interest in the work that your fee earners are undertaking
* Showing initiative when responding to queries and actively try to seek solutions to problems
Key Skills
* Proven Legal Secretary experience
* Experience working in Commercial Property Department advantageous
* Secretarial qualification or educated to GCSE or O level standard or equivalent
* Typing speed of at least 60 wpm
* Excellent spelling and punctuation
* Excellent written and verbal communications
* Ability to use discretion
* Excellent IT skills, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
* Positive and enthusiastic approach to team work
* Good telephone manner
* Adaptable and flexible
* Self-motivated, ability to use initiative and provide pro-active support to fee-earners
* Ability to pay attention to detail and check own work
* Reliable and well organised
* Ability to remain calm and work under pressure to meet strict deadlines
* Commitment to ongoing learning and development
Salary
* Between GBP22,000 - GBP25,000, depending on experience
Hours
* 9am - 5:30pm, Mon - Fri
Benefits
* Extremely convenient central location, easily accessible via public transport
* Opportunity to work for a top 100 UK law firm
* Good benefit package to be discussed at interview stage
If you believe you have the relevant skill set and experience, please submit your CV ASAP to (url removed). Due to the high volume of applications we are unable to respond to everyone. Therefore if you do not receive a response within 5 days please assume you have been unsuccessful.
Office Angels is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Office Angels is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer