Legal Secretary, Property Litigation. Start temp-to-perm!
- Recruiter
- Verity Appointments- DO NOT USE
- Location
- Chancery Lane, West End
- Salary
- £35-38,000 per annum, depending on experience
- Posted
- 21 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 19 Dec 2018
- Job Title
- Legal Secretary
- Practice Area
- Litigation, Property Litigation
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A well-established and highly regarded West End firm based near Chancery Lane seeks a Legal Secretary/PA to join their friendly team, to support Partners working on high-value property litigation matters.
This role will start on a temp-to-perm basis. Your responsibilities will include:
- Diary management and other PA assistance for fee-earners;
- Document production, including reports and drafting correspondence;
- Preparing Court bundles and other documentation, liaising with Counsel; and
- 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.
The ideal candidate will have recent experience in Litigation as a Legal PA/Secretary.
You'll also have a typing speed above 65wpm, solid confidence with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
This firm is a very well-respected full service commercial firm with a friendly and collegiate working atmosphere.
Candidates are encouraged to apply promptly as short-listing for this exciting opportunity will begin immediately.
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