Litigation Secretary - Leading Barristers Chambers

Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
£35,000
Posted
06 Jan 2017
Closes
02 Feb 2017
Ref
LSBC01
Job Title
Legal Secretary
Practice Area
Commercial Litigation
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

This leading Commercial Barristers’ Chambers is looking to expand its practice in 2017 and needs an experienced litigation secretary to join their growing team, to support the Head of Chambers and assist with his duties both to Chambers and to Clients.

The Chambers has established practices in commercial litigation, company, construction, property, estates and sports law.  They provide full circle legal services on both contentious and non-contentious matters directly for businesses, professionals and high net worth individuals.  They also accept instructions on referral from Solicitors in the traditional manner.

The role will involve all aspects of support in litigation case management from pre-action conduct through to trial and appeal where necessary in compliance with the Civil Procedure Rules. Additionally, the successful candidate will be a good administrator and organiser. Previous  exposure to practice management involving any aspect of either recruitment, personnel, facilities, marketing or accounts co-ordination will be an advantage although not a pre-requisite.

This role would suit an enthusiastic candidate, with good IT skills together with excellent written and oral communication skills.

The role comes with a competitive salary dependent on experience plus a performance related bonus.