Legal Secretary
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Salary
- 18000.00 - 22000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 31 Jan 2019
- Closes
- 28 Feb 2019
- Sectors
- Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
We are supporting a full-service commercial law firm based in Jesmond with 7 decades of experience in providing quality legal advice in their search for a Legal Secretary to join their busy Corporate and Commercial team. As a successful applicant you will be working with the 2018 Northern Law Awards Corporate/Commercial Team of the Year.
Job description:
* Providing full PA / Secretarial support to busy partners and fee-earners
* Answering and re-directing calls
* Dealing with all related correspondence and documentation utilising Liberate case management system
* Extensive diary management - using different time zones for international clients, creating itineraries and circulating appropriate documentation.
* Booking training and organising travel arrangements
* Dictation - Minute taking and audio typing as required
* Production of letters, emails, documents, invoices and other legal documentation
* File/Matter management in Liberate including file opening, drafting engagement letters, terms of business, funding agreements, undertaking file closure, auditing files
* Proof reading all correspondence and business material before it leaves the office
* Assisting with billing preparation, invoicing and assisting fee earners with client accounts and first stage debtor correspondence
* Carrying out Companies House searches
Key skills and experience required:
* Previous Legal Secretary / PA experience within a Corporate/Commercial team
* Accurate typing, speed 65wpm
* Experience working in a team of busy fee earners
* Exceptional communication skills with accurate spelling and grammar
* Awareness of client confidentiality, information security and data protection
* Highly organised with the ability to successfully multi-task and prioritise workload, manage own time effectively and take ownership of projects and tasks
* Technology minded making tasks and processes more efficient
* Proactive and able to think ahead of each task
* Pre-empt the Partners/fee earners needs and be one step ahead
This role offers a competitive salary, healthcare package, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
Hours of work will be 9.00 - 5.00 Monday - Friday; 35 hours per week.
A job share will also be considered.
For full details of this role, please get in touch
Job description:
* Providing full PA / Secretarial support to busy partners and fee-earners
* Answering and re-directing calls
* Dealing with all related correspondence and documentation utilising Liberate case management system
* Extensive diary management - using different time zones for international clients, creating itineraries and circulating appropriate documentation.
* Booking training and organising travel arrangements
* Dictation - Minute taking and audio typing as required
* Production of letters, emails, documents, invoices and other legal documentation
* File/Matter management in Liberate including file opening, drafting engagement letters, terms of business, funding agreements, undertaking file closure, auditing files
* Proof reading all correspondence and business material before it leaves the office
* Assisting with billing preparation, invoicing and assisting fee earners with client accounts and first stage debtor correspondence
* Carrying out Companies House searches
Key skills and experience required:
* Previous Legal Secretary / PA experience within a Corporate/Commercial team
* Accurate typing, speed 65wpm
* Experience working in a team of busy fee earners
* Exceptional communication skills with accurate spelling and grammar
* Awareness of client confidentiality, information security and data protection
* Highly organised with the ability to successfully multi-task and prioritise workload, manage own time effectively and take ownership of projects and tasks
* Technology minded making tasks and processes more efficient
* Proactive and able to think ahead of each task
* Pre-empt the Partners/fee earners needs and be one step ahead
This role offers a competitive salary, healthcare package, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
Hours of work will be 9.00 - 5.00 Monday - Friday; 35 hours per week.
A job share will also be considered.
For full details of this role, please get in touch