Legal PA – Trade Mark 12 month FTC

Legal PA – Trade Mark 12 month FTC
£34,000 - £37,000
West End

THE COMPANY: 

Our Client, a forward and creative-thinking awarding winning international law firm based in Central London are currently looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and team-focused candidate to work in their challenging but highly rewarding business environment. The vacancy is based within their successful Intellectual Property department, with a support focus for their Trade Mark Partners.

Candidates with a flexible, willing approach to duties, advanced MS Office skills excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills and proven experience in Trade Mark teams, need only apply.

THE ROLE: 

• Provide a high level of secretarial support recognised throughout the firm as reliable, responsible and trusted to work closely with the partners and assistants in their department.
• Document organisation, indexing and assembly of files.
• Day to day online diary management.
• Setting up internal and external meetings, lunches and conference calls.
• Arranging travel schedules and accommodation.
• Team work – assisting others in the department, covering for absence,  picking up telephone calls for the group, ensuring printers are well stocked throughout the day, etc.
• Communication with clients – organising meetings, making and taking telephone calls whenever necessary, monitoring emails from clients for partners in their absence.
• Preparation of PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets.
• Billing/WIP management for partners; assisting in the production of bills and liaising with billing co-ordinators and the credit control team.
• Registration Desk – form completion for new client and matter openings, conflict and AML checks.
• Time sheet entries - ensuring weekly inputting of time recording entries onto timesheets for assigned lawyers whenever needed.
• Client Relationship Management (“CRM”) – taking responsibility for updating contact and relationship information in the CRM from assigned lawyers; report CRM entries to Executive Assistants ("EA") in respective department on regular basis. 

THE PERSON:

Previous secretarial/PA experience essential within Trade Mark team or supporting Partners specializing in this
Accuracy and speed in audio/copy typing required
Excellent command of IT systems
Knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
Attitude - a `can do` approach, willingness to learn and extend the role above and beyond the job description, approachability, flexibility as to hours and the role, a practical/common sense approach.
Excellent phone manner - internally and externally coupled with an ability to communicate clearly and to listen effectively.


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