Team Assistant - International Law Firm

Team Assistant - International Law Firm

ILEX? 6 Months Experience? Looking for that next step? This role may just be perfect for you! An outstanding opportunity has arisen working as a Team Assistant for a medium sized law firm in Central London. This role is a balance of administrative tasks coupled with some junior secretarial responsibilities within the busy Litigation team of one of London's most exciting law firms.

Team Assistant - International Law Firm

The successful Team Assistant will be joining a growing law practice, who place a strong emphasis on the training and development of their junior members of staff. The Team Assistant positions at this firm are designed to grant a good level of exposure to anybody in this role, whilst also offering support and mentoring in order to help TA's reach their maximum potential, and ultimately get promoted!

This law firm pride themselves on retaining the talent that they develop, and one of their key selling points is the investment of time, money and energy they put into staff in order to ensure that even the most junior member of staff can climb the ladder at this firm.

Team Assistant - International Law Firm

The Team Assistant role will be providing supporting to both PA's and Junior Lawyers on a daily basis in a role purposely designed to develop a good administrative skill set into a solid secretarial foundation that will only enhance a candidates career prospects in the future. Some of the responsibilities for this role as follows:

- Build a network of strong working relationships internally.
- Demonstrate strong organisational skills, regularly act on own initiative, highlighting issues and suggesting possible solutions.
- Organise and prioritise workload and keep a level-headed approach in a busy working environment.
- Printing, scanning, copying and filing documents and emails.
- Assist with training, business development and finance administration.
- Arranging meetings, conference calls, video conferences and events.
- Arranging couriers and taxis.
- Take ownership of enquiries, or identify alternative contacts as appropriate.
- Accurate and regular maintenance of filing systems, e-filing, and archiving and retrieval of files from store.

Team Assistant - International Law Firm

In order to be considered for this highly sought after position, you must possess the following skills/experience:

- A recognised legal secretarial qualification (ILEX, ILSPA, Pitmans)
- At least 6 months experience gained in an administrative role.
- A tested typing speed of at least 45wpm (JM legal can provide testing)
- An ambition to build a career as a Legal Secretary

Please apply immediately to avoid missing out!