Legal Secretary - Corporate / Planning law
- Recruiter
- Verity Appointments- DO NOT USE
- Location
- West End, London
- Salary
- Competitive plus benefits
- Posted
- 09 Jul 2017
- Closes
- 06 Aug 2017
- Ref
- LA20170515
- Job Title
- Legal Secretary
- Practice Area
- Corporate, Planning / Environment, Property and Planning
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An impressive West End law firm seeks an experienced and confident Legal Secretary to join their well-regarded team, on a temp-to-perm basis.
You'll be supporting busy partners working in Corporate and Planning law with a varied and interesting workload and your responsibilities will include:
- Drafting and formatting lengthy documents, reports, agreements and correspondence in Microsoft Word, and putting together Excel spreadsheets;
- Diary management and arranging any travel etc for fee-earners;
- Client liaison, being a friendly and positive client point of contact, and accurately keeping contact details;
- Record-keeping, digital dictation, opening and closing files, assistance with client billing, filing and archiving etc.
You'll have recent legal secretarial experience in corporate or planning law, a fast typing speed (above 65wpm) and solid IT skills. You'll also have very good written and verbal communication skills.
This firm is a very well respected midsize firm, they have an excellent reputation and friendly and supportive working atmosphere, and are offering a competitive package with solid benefits.
Candidates are encouraged to apply promptly as short-listing for this exciting opportunity will begin immediately.
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