Legal Secretary
- Recruiter
- Larbey Evans Ltd
- Location
- Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Salary
- Up to £30,000 + Benefits
- Posted
- 08 Oct 2021
- Closes
- 03 Nov 2021
- Job Title
- Legal PA
- Practice Area
- Banking, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance / M&A
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
The Client
Our client is a prestigious global law firm – they are now looking to recruit a Legal Secretary to provide a polished support service to their partners and fee earners for their offices in Milton Keynes.
The standard hours are 9.30am to 5.30pm. The salary range is £27,000 to £30,000 + Benefits. This role is initially a 9-month fixed term contract.
This a great opportunity to join one of the biggest law firms in the world!
Your responsibilities as a Legal Secretary will include:
- Complex diary and travel management
- Diarising and supporting the monitoring of deadlines
- Arranging client entertainment and assisting with organisation of client seminars/conferences
- Preparation of agendas and meeting papers
- Responsibility for organising internal events (e.g., training sessions, social events)
- Drafting emails and letters on behalf of fee-earners
- Research into clients as instructed by fee-earners.
- Acting as key client contact for non-legal queries (e.g., dealing with telephone queries, liaising with client secretarial team to discuss billing processes).
- Supporting partners with creation of client presentation materials
- Supporting events in collaboration with Business Development.
- Preparing pitch documents
- Transcribing BigHand dictations of less than 5 minutes
Requirements as a Legal Secretary include:
- Previous Legal Secretary experience gained from a reputable law firm
- Demonstrable level of experience supporting senior leadership within a professional services environment
- Proven experience within a similar secretarial role
- Fast, accurate typing skills
- Highly skilled on all MS Office applications
- Ability to be flexible to meet the demands of the work