Legal Assistant - Multinational Company
- Recruiter
- SSQ
- Location
- London (Greater)
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 01 Feb 2017
- Closes
- 01 Mar 2017
- Job Title
- Administration
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
My client, a multinational hospitality company is looking for a permanent in-house Legal Secretary to join their team based in central London.
This is a permanent role and will be a good fit for an experienced legal secretary or legal assistant looking for a challenging role with a wide variety of responsibility.
Responsibilities Include:
- Supporting three lawyers and a paralegal and provide support to the European General Counsel
- Liasing with external counsel and internal counsel in other countries
- Preparation of execution documents
- Proofreading of legal documents
- Handle phone calls, directing enquiries to the appropriate person and also fielding queries on your own
- Coordinate and handle calendars
- Updating and maintaining the Records Management Section
- Reviewing and prioritising incoming mail for the team
- Taking care of all travel arrangements
- Assist in data entry and maintenance of the contracts database including updating and maintaining forms, agreements, Share Point Sites, and disclosure documents
- Note taking and summarisation during meetings
Skills and Experience:
- Coming from a background of a legal secretary or legal assistant in a law firm or in-house in a large corporate
- Minimum of three years legal secretarial or legal assistant experience would be ideal
- Strong organisational and interpersonal skills
- Strong word processing and written communication skills, with fast and accurate typing skills
- A professional demeanour and strong verbal communication skills
- Gravitas and ability to liaise with senior stakeholders