Legal PA - Corporate Law

Legal PA - Corporate Law

My client, a top 10 law practice with over 40 offices across the globe, are currently seeking an experienced Legal Secretary / Legal PA to join their busy Corporate team on a permanent basis. This is a superb opportunity for any Legal Secretary / Legal PA with at least 3 years experience gained in a reputable law practice in Central London, or 5 years working with a local law practice. This role ideally requires a candidate with knowledge of Corporate law, however other areas (preferably transaction based) will also be considered.

Legal PA - Corporate Law

The successful Legal Secretary / Legal PA will be joining a truly global law practice, with an outstanding reputation in Central London. This particular firm have recently had their stunning London office refurbished, and are known for offering one of the most stimulating working environments in the legal market. The work space, salary and immense benefits package really does put this firm among some of the most desirable law firms to work for in Central London.

Legal PA - Corporate Law

This role will be working 9:30am until 5:30pm, Monday to Friday with occasional overtime being required, but there is an option for individuals to volunteer for overtime should they wish to bump up their take-home salary!

This role will be supporting one Partner and 4 Associates within the Corporate team, in a balanced role requiring an individual with a broad skill-set, able to undertake secretarial and organisational skills, along with the technical document tasks that always come as part of any Legal Secretary / Legal PA role within Corporate law!

Legal PA - Corporate Law

Some of the key duties for this role are as follows:

- Diary management - arranging meetings, conference calls, lunches etc.
- Organising travel (including flights, accommodation and restaurants) and providing the fee earners with detailed itineraries.
- Build an understanding of the nature of the fee earners' work, get to know their clients and build relationships with them and the client PAs.
- Organising and prioritising workload and keeping a level-headed approach in a busy working environment.
- Taking ownership of enquiries, resolving or escalating (or identifying alternative contacts) as appropriate.
- Producing complex house-style documents, manuscript amends, audio dictation and document comparisons.
- Demonstrating strong organisational skills, regularly acting on own initiative, highlighting issues and suggesting possible solutions.
- Building a network of strong working relationships both internally and externally.
- Preparing and producing bills, keeping accurate records of expenses, disbursements and fees for client billing, liaising with Billing Department to monitor payment of fees and responding to internal and external requests for back up documentation and further information
- Accurate and regular maintenance of filing systems, e-filing, and archiving and retrieval of files from storage and opening new matter files.

Legal PA - Corporate Law

In order be considered for this outstanding Legal Secretary / Legal PA position, applicants must possess the following skills/experience:

- Previous experience gained as a Legal Secretary / Legal PA
- Excellent secretarial skills, including fast and accurate typing along with Microsoft Office package skills (Word PowerPoint, Excel & Outlook).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience of legal billing.
- Meticulous attention to detail and quality.
- Accurate typing at minimum 60 wpm net.
- Minimum 5 GCSEs or equivalent at A-C including English and Maths.

Legal PA - Corporate Law

Some of the benefits for this firm include:

- On-site gym
- On-site restaurant
- An excellent pension scheme
- Health assessments
- Private medical insurance
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Eye tests
- Lifestyle Concierge Service

JM Legal are one of London's most prominent legal recruitment specialists due to their unparalleled service standards to both clients and candidates over 25 years. Our experienced consultants combine exceptional levels of customer service with detailed market knowledge and a client base that encompasses the vast majority of law practices in London and the Home Counties.