Corporate Law Legal PA - West End - Urgent

My client is undergoing an exciting expansion phase and have opened up a new floor in a luxury office in Mayfair. They are looking for an experienced Corporate Law PA that can work for a Partner that has a large portfolio and is a new addition to company.


The successful Legal Secretary will need to be confident to handle travel bookings, court dates and have excellent attention to detail, and be able to manage challenging deadlines.

Specific duties:
Word processing:
Preparation of all types of legal documents including tribunal, High Court and County Court applications, witness statements, letters, emails, memoranda, attendance notes. Experience of working with digital speech recognition software (Big Hand)


Administration:
Filing and e-filing,
photocopying,
faxing,
scanning,
file opening,
account enquiries, posting of cheques/ cheque requisitions/billing
new client enquiries, dealing with expenses, marketing administration, organising internal training events, general file management, booking training and travel.

Communication:
Liaising with team members,
clients,
prospective clients,
professional colleagues, other parties and external contacts by telephone, email and letter for work related matters and for promotion of marketing and business development.
 
Ensuring that a professional and efficient manner is adopted at all times and that any messages are passed onto the correct person promptly.

Diary:
Arranging meetings, conferences, lunches, training, travel, etc.

Education/ Qualification:
* Basic literacy and numeracy to GCSE standard grades B and above or equivalent
*Secretarial qualification (essential)
* A level, graduate or ILEX qualification (desirable)

Knowledge and Technical Ability:
* Minimum of three years solid experience working as a legal secretary in Employment Law department
* Experience of working for a number of busy senior fee earners at the same time and managing diaries at all levels
 
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