Legal Secretary/ Legal PA in Corporate

My client is a leading firm based at London Bridge. Currently looking for a bright and ambitious Corporate Secretary to support Partners and Associates.  The firm offer a fantastic work/life balance and pride themselves on culture.   This is an ideal opportunity for anyone looking to work for a forward thinking and dynamic business who really value their staff.

Responsibilities

• A significant amount of diary management for all fee earners.
• Produce correspondence and documents via copy or audio typing using BigHand
• Managing the administration of the billing process
• Proof reading to ensure all documents produced are accurate and correctly presented.
• Manage and filter telephone calls from clients on behalf of the team, taking detailed messages and assisting where appropriate.
• Amending documents using track changes and incorporating documents in to House Style.
• Using initiative to take responsibility of administration that will assist fee earners e.g. credit control, practice development.
• Receive and transmit information via email, memos, and reports, electronically and manually.
• Data management - maintain up to date files of all correspondence and other documents, filing daily.
• Produce and supply billing guides from data retrieved from the Firm’s management system.
• Acting as the key contact point for fee-earners both internally and externally.
• Creating Bibles/bundles.
• Drafting correspondence.

Essential Qualities:

• Experience in a demanding, fast-paced, legal environment, in a secretarial capacity.
• Experience of working within a Corporate department (both contentious and non-contentious)
• Typing speed of 70wpm+ and with a very high level of accuracy.
• Ability to produce accurate, correctly presented documents.
• Strong diary management experience.
• Experience in owning the administration of the billing process.
• Advanced Outlook and Word skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Excellent organisational skills and time-management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.

To apply, please click on the button and send your Cover Note/CV with your contact details to Jo Benson.

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