Legal Secretary/PA

Our client is looking for a professional Legal Secretary/PA to join their team in Bath.

Client Details

Our client is an ever growing company within the professional services industry.

Description

This role with include but not be limited to:

• Managing the Partner's diary as well as booking meetings and liaising with both clients and colleagues

• Ensuring the Partner and the Senior Legal Secretary are aware upcoming work/issues; forewarning of any potential issues

• Ensuring that Court dates are correctly placed in fee earners' diaries

• Arranging meetings, travel arrangements and internal training

• Processing and managing Partner's expenses, liaising with the Accounts team where necessary

• Processing billing documents for the end of the month and liaising with the Accounts team where necessary;

• Tracking of tasks/commitments requested by colleagues

• Dealing with clients and agents as and when required both verbally and in person;

• Undertaking any additional administrative tasks as reasonably required by the Team

• Attend team meetings, produce minutes/printing docs for team for meetings and make constructive contributions to meetings

• Attend team seminars when required

• Ensuring efficient filing at all times

• General document production including all the relevant related administration

• Typing, formatting and processing of documents

• Typing and preparing applications to the court including checking and collating attachments and enclosures

• Typing and preparing Witness Statements including checking and correctly collating exhibits thereto

• Typing and preparing Trial Bundles including correctly paginating and copying

• Preparation of instructions to Counsel, including checking and correctly collating enclosures

• Assisting the other Secretaries when required

Profile

The ideal candidate will need to posses the following

• Previous experience of working as a PA is essential

• Excellent multi-tasking and organisational skills

• Good time management skills

• High attention to detail

• Experience of diary management

• Experience of making and managing travel arrangements

• Strong inter-personal skills

• Accurate and efficient audio and copy typing skills

• The ability to use initiative and display a positive attitude to solving problems

• Administrative capacity and the proactive approach to improve processes

Job Offer

This is a great opportunity in a reputable company within the professional services industry. The company offers a very role as well as a competitive salary and great benefits. Please send your CV to find out more.