Legal Secretary in Family

London (Central), London (Greater)
Up to £30,000
05 Jan 2017
02 Feb 2017
CL/906172mr
Legal Secretary
Permanent
Full Time

We have a fantastic opportunity working in a large, extremely reputable law firm with beautiful offices based in the heart of London. They have a stunning reputation providing world class legal support with offices up and down the country.

The law firm are looking for a well experienced, well rounded and hardworking individual who will hit the ground running in their new job, they need to have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate with lots of different people from different backgrounds due to the fact that you will be supporting partners and associates. They also stress the need for somebody enthusiastic who works well under pressure.

The successful candidate should be an extremely organised and proactive secretary to provide a high level of professional support to any allocated Fee Earners as well as other members of the Department. The secretary will be highly motivated, display outstanding attention to detail and have the ability to multitask with ease.  It is essential that they are a strong team player with a positive, up-beat approach.

  • Maintaining and prioritising a heavy dictation system
  • Dealing with client enquiries face to face or via telephone
  • Liaising with third parties, Courts, Counsel, Experts
  • Preparing Court bundles and briefs
  • Managing and maintaining busy diaries
  • Creating typed work of a high quality, formatting in accordance with house style, at high speed, with accuracy and following internal guidelines
  • Completing forms as necessary

Previous family experience is essential as this role is supporting at Partner level and so the candidate is expected to have a high level of knowledge in the family area in order to provide the best level of support possible with minimal instruction.

To apply, please click on the button and send your Cover Note/CV with your contact details to Michelle Gager.

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