Trademark Legal Secretary - Temporary

My client is currently looking to recruit an immediate temporary Legal Secretary to join their Patent & Trademark Manchester City Centre law firm on an on-going contract.  Previous Legal Secretarial experience is essential and experience within Intellectual Property / Patent & Trademark would be advantageous.

 

This will involve learning the key skills and systems required to provide full secretarial and administrative support at fee-earner level within our business.

• Ability to use initiative and provide pro-active and pragmatic solutions
• Ability to work in a fast pace role, whist remaining calm and in control
• Outstanding organisational skills and exceptional ability to prioritise and juggle
• multiple tasks simultaneously and to be one step ahead
• A flexible, adaptable approach to work and accommodate changing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence to liaise with those at Partner level
• Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines, ensuring constant attention to detail, providing clear and reasoned details

 

Experience:

• Experience in a Legal Secretary role, with the ability to demonstrate a high level
• of secretarial and administrative support
• Fee-earner workload management, preparation of standard forms, correspondence and direct billing experience

 

Educational Background:

• A-C GCSEs or CSE equivalents, A levels
• ILEX/Secretarial qualifications to include audio and typing speeds of approximately 70wpm; shorthand an advantage.