Legal Secretary

The Client

Our client is a prestigious global law firm – they are now looking to recruit a Legal Secretary to provide a polished support service to their partners and fee earners for their offices in Milton Keynes.

The standard hours are 9.30am to 5.30pm. The salary range is £27,000 to £30,000 + Benefits. This role is initially a 9-month fixed term contract.

This a great opportunity to join one of the biggest law firms in the world!

Your responsibilities as a Legal Secretary will include:

• Complex diary and travel management
• Diarising and supporting the monitoring of deadlines
• Arranging client entertainment and assisting with organisation of client seminars/conferences
• Preparation of agendas and meeting papers
• Responsibility for organising internal events (e.g., training sessions, social events)
• Drafting emails and letters on behalf of fee-earners
• Research into clients as instructed by fee-earners.
• Acting as key client contact for non-legal queries (e.g., dealing with telephone queries, liaising with client secretarial team to discuss billing processes).
• Supporting partners with creation of client presentation materials
• Supporting events in collaboration with Business Development.
• Preparing pitch documents
• Transcribing BigHand dictations of less than 5 minutes

Requirements as a Legal Secretary include:

• Previous Legal Secretary experience gained from a reputable law firm
• Demonstrable level of experience supporting senior leadership within a professional services environment
• Proven experience within a similar secretarial role
• Fast, accurate typing skills
• Highly skilled on all MS Office applications
• Ability to be flexible to meet the demands of the work