Legal Secretary/PA

A Legal Secretary/PA to Partner vacancy has come up within a small law firm in Chancery Lane. We are looking for a composed and competent Legal Secretary who offers great sense of humour, commitment and hard work. We are looking for a typing speed of 55 wpm or above. 
We are looking for a Legal Secretary with previous case management experience on top of previous Legal Secretary experience and very fast typing speed. The Legal Secretary position offers very friendly working environment, busy workload, deadlines, fast pace and a salary of up to £26,000 depending on experience.
Duties
·    Audio-typing - typing memos, letters, file notes, articles etc. Preparing brief to Counsel, PowerPoint presentations, and excel spreadsheets. Preparing case files for hearings. Assisting Head Office secretarial team when required.
·    Invoicing and managing central record of London billing.
·    Diary Management 
·    Opening Files - opening physical files once entered onto the system, and ensuring compliance with Lexcel and Law Society standards for new clients. Licence Applications - typing/amending applications where necessary, diarising etc in accordance with office procedures. 
·    Liaison - liaise with the Partner/solicitor when away from the office - notifying of daily post, passing on messages etc and regular liaison with Nottingham office as necessary.
·    Organising meetings (internal and external), and to include, on occasion, minute taking.

Due to large volume of candidates applying for the position we are only able to contact the successful candidates who demonstrate legal secretary experience and are fast typists (over 55 wpm).