Legal PA - 2/3 days per week
- Recruiter
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Location
- Leeds
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 09 Dec 2018
- Closes
- 17 Dec 2018
- Sectors
- Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Legal PA - Leeds
2/3 days per week, contract until end of April 2019
Level of role - SS2
Department - Secretarial Services (Real Estate)
Reporting Line - Secretarial Services Manager
Working hours - 2 or 3 days per week
This role is a contact until the end of April 2019.
Purpose of the Role
To provide high quality and experienced PA support to a team of partners and fee earners. Duties
Initiates and drives the billing process
Contributes to fee earners' financial performance by proactively working with fee earners to manage their matter balances
Supports fee earners' business development activity
Ensures all file management processes are undertaken in a timely manner
Undertakes all matter management processes
Conflict check and Client Due Diligence processes
Accurately completing the end to end Client Matter Inception (CMI) process
Drafting of engagement letters
Preparation and ongoing review of Quality Risk Management (QRM) checklist
Identifying matters for closure and archiving completed files
Adheres to firmwide and divisional Best Practice protocols
Comprehensive diary management
Forward planning
Identifying and recommending cost efficient travel options
Ensuring wider meeting requirements are identified and actioned
Adheres to the firm's risk and compliance policies and procedures and raises any issues or queries promptly with the relevant Partner and / or Risk and Compliance
Successfully completes, on time, all compulsory firm training and returns all complaints and claims questionnaires
Knowledge, skills and experience required (bespoke to role)
High degree of competence in the use of Microsoft Office suite
Excellent verbal and written communication, with appropriate and effective use of grammar and punctuation
Three years' experience (or equivalent) gained within a comparable environment and at an appropriate level
Willingness to work flexibly to meet client needs
2/3 days per week, contract until end of April 2019
Level of role - SS2
Department - Secretarial Services (Real Estate)
Reporting Line - Secretarial Services Manager
Working hours - 2 or 3 days per week
This role is a contact until the end of April 2019.
Purpose of the Role
To provide high quality and experienced PA support to a team of partners and fee earners. Duties
Initiates and drives the billing process
Contributes to fee earners' financial performance by proactively working with fee earners to manage their matter balances
Supports fee earners' business development activity
Ensures all file management processes are undertaken in a timely manner
Undertakes all matter management processes
Conflict check and Client Due Diligence processes
Accurately completing the end to end Client Matter Inception (CMI) process
Drafting of engagement letters
Preparation and ongoing review of Quality Risk Management (QRM) checklist
Identifying matters for closure and archiving completed files
Adheres to firmwide and divisional Best Practice protocols
Comprehensive diary management
Forward planning
Identifying and recommending cost efficient travel options
Ensuring wider meeting requirements are identified and actioned
Adheres to the firm's risk and compliance policies and procedures and raises any issues or queries promptly with the relevant Partner and / or Risk and Compliance
Successfully completes, on time, all compulsory firm training and returns all complaints and claims questionnaires
Knowledge, skills and experience required (bespoke to role)
High degree of competence in the use of Microsoft Office suite
Excellent verbal and written communication, with appropriate and effective use of grammar and punctuation
Three years' experience (or equivalent) gained within a comparable environment and at an appropriate level
Willingness to work flexibly to meet client needs