Disputes Legal Secretary

Owen Reed are recruiting for a Disputes Legal Secretary to join a prestigious London law firm.  The Legal Secretary will report to the Departmental Secretarial Manager.

The Legal Secretary must be organised and proactive to provide a high level of professional support to allocated Fee Earners as well as other members of the Department. The Legal Secretary must be highly motivated, display outstanding attention to detail and have the ability to multitask with ease.  
 
Responsibilities of the Legal Secretary
•Diary management
•Provide excellent service to clients, both internal and external, in a timely and professional manner
•Act as a first point of contact for Fee Earners
•Provide assistance in the delivery of marketing communications
•Recognise, respect and honour client confidentiality at all times
•Create typed work of a high quality, formatting in accordance with house style
•Make effective use of the Document Management System
•Create new documents from the Firm’s templates
•Proof-read all documents for spelling, grammar and sense
•Maintain a high level of proficiency in core IT applications
•Maintain regular file management, to ensure all files are up to date, closed and archived
•Work in accordance with the department protocol in relation to e-filing
•Keep accurate records of all files sent to off-site storage
•Prepare bills
•Carry out conflict searches and correctly identifies the work type with supervision
 
For more details on this role, please contact Lauren Quarrington