Legal Secretarial Manager – FTC

Legal Secretarial Manager – FTC

£55,000 - £60,000

West End  

THE COMPANY:

Our client is a leading London based law firm specialising in Real Estate and Private Wealth. Due to growth and implementing a new company structure they currently have the need for a Secretarial Services Manager to join the business and lead the support function, whilst assisting the Head of Operations in stabilising the support and adapting the needs to business needs in the New Year. The role will initially start as a fixed term contract for 4-6 months.

THE ROLE:

The role is responsible for managing and leading a Secretarial Services function of 68 secretarial, administrative and document production staff. The role will encompass strategic longer-term development of the services, in line with technology and changing needs of the business.

Duties will include but are not limited too;

-       Line management of the Secretarial Team Leaders, Coordinators, Administration Team Leader and Float Team
-       Lead the overall Department Secretary holiday and sickness cover
-       Work with Secretarial Team Leaders to understand department needs, organising and allocating the Float Team in an agile and effective way
-       Foster a collaborative working approach which encourages cohesion amongst the secretarial services teams within and across all departments
-       Proactively manage absence across the teams, monitoring patterns and trends and escalating to Head of Operations as appropriate
-       Ensure best practice and firm procedures are adopted and shared across the Secretarial Services function.
-       All Operational & Resource Management
-       Communication & Relationship Building

THE PERSON:
The successful candidate will be a strong, positive role model to others and will demonstrate leadership, initiative, enthusiasm, professionalism and a high level quality service delivery. 

-       Management Experience within a Legal environment
-       Performance management
-       Strong administration, organisational and prioritisation skills with ability to manage time efficiently
-       Strong communication skills with proven ability to listen to the needs of a business
-       Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines

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