Legal Secretary
Legal Secretary
Central Edinburgh
Competitive salary depending on experience
Valeco recruitment have partnered with Scotland's leading private law firms to assist them in finding a legal secretary to join their team.
We are looking to speak with experienced legal secretaries who will provide excellent secretarial and administrative support to the Private Client Group and complete ad hoc project work as required. You will be based in our client's office in central Edinburgh.
The working hours are Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm with one hour for lunch
What does the role involve?
* Providing a high-quality secretarial support service and exemplary client care
* Both copy and audio typing, including a high volume of correspondence, notes of telephone calls, meeting notes etc
* Producing and formatting a range of legal documents to a high standard
* Acknowledging emails on behalf of Partners and take calls/messages where required
* Assist with administrative/compliance tasks such as ongoing monitoring of AML, preparing AML searches for new clients
* Communicate effectively with fee earners to keep them appraised of work status, and ensure that client meetings are well prepared for in advance
* Assist with basic legal research
* Produce accurate meeting minutes as required
* Maintain accurate documents and records using the document management and manual filing system on a daily basis
* Organise meetings, manage diaries, maintain client bibles and make travel arrangements as required
* General office administration
* Undertake any other reasonable duties as they arise
Key Skills:
* Highly motivated and committed to delivering an excellent level of service to clients and colleagues
* Well-developed interpersonal skills, both written and oral
* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to plan and prioritise own workload
* Fast and accurate typing speeds and previous experience using WinScribe is desirable
* A high level of accuracy with attention to detail, and the ability to proof own work
* Proactive approach to problem solving and decision making
* Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, in particular Outlook and Word
* Experience of Elite Webview would be advantageous but training will be provided.
We want to hear from you at Valeco Recruitment and ask you to firstly take your time in sending us an outstanding cover letter (we won't consider you without one, don't forget due to volume of CVs we are receiving we do not have the capacity or time to chase) along with your CV to paint a picture about you, your background and how you suit and match our clients requirements.
And don't forget to advise of your current or most recent salary with your application. The salary for this role is competitive and is dependent on experience
Central Edinburgh
Competitive salary depending on experience
Valeco recruitment have partnered with Scotland's leading private law firms to assist them in finding a legal secretary to join their team.
We are looking to speak with experienced legal secretaries who will provide excellent secretarial and administrative support to the Private Client Group and complete ad hoc project work as required. You will be based in our client's office in central Edinburgh.
The working hours are Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm with one hour for lunch
What does the role involve?
* Providing a high-quality secretarial support service and exemplary client care
* Both copy and audio typing, including a high volume of correspondence, notes of telephone calls, meeting notes etc
* Producing and formatting a range of legal documents to a high standard
* Acknowledging emails on behalf of Partners and take calls/messages where required
* Assist with administrative/compliance tasks such as ongoing monitoring of AML, preparing AML searches for new clients
* Communicate effectively with fee earners to keep them appraised of work status, and ensure that client meetings are well prepared for in advance
* Assist with basic legal research
* Produce accurate meeting minutes as required
* Maintain accurate documents and records using the document management and manual filing system on a daily basis
* Organise meetings, manage diaries, maintain client bibles and make travel arrangements as required
* General office administration
* Undertake any other reasonable duties as they arise
Key Skills:
* Highly motivated and committed to delivering an excellent level of service to clients and colleagues
* Well-developed interpersonal skills, both written and oral
* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to plan and prioritise own workload
* Fast and accurate typing speeds and previous experience using WinScribe is desirable
* A high level of accuracy with attention to detail, and the ability to proof own work
* Proactive approach to problem solving and decision making
* Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, in particular Outlook and Word
* Experience of Elite Webview would be advantageous but training will be provided.
We want to hear from you at Valeco Recruitment and ask you to firstly take your time in sending us an outstanding cover letter (we won't consider you without one, don't forget due to volume of CVs we are receiving we do not have the capacity or time to chase) along with your CV to paint a picture about you, your background and how you suit and match our clients requirements.
And don't forget to advise of your current or most recent salary with your application. The salary for this role is competitive and is dependent on experience
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