Legal secretaries

Armstrong Teasdale is seeking applications for people to join its secretarial team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a US law firm in its first international office and during a period of growth. The firm has 12 additional offices throughout the US and a total of more than 640 lawyers and staff internationally.

We are looking for both experienced and more junior applicants who are keen to get involved and make a tangible contribution to your teams and the Firm. You should have a calm approach with the ability to prioritise, and possess excellent communication skills.

Our Corporate and Commercial departments are looking for experienced candidates, while we are looking to expand our overall team with junior-float secretaries.  The junior roles provide a great opportunity for someone looking for their first or second legal position in which to learn and grow.

You will be a team player with good, accurate typing and a flexible approach to work, particularly as occasional overtime may be required. A professional telephone manner and client-oriented attitude is expected.

For the junior positions, we are looking for strong grades at secondary school level including English and Maths (or equivalent), and a legal secretarial qualification (or working towards one) would be desirable.

Main responsibilities will include

• Creating new contacts, clients and matters on the practice management system, completing various file opening forms
• Carrying out due diligence on individuals and companies where necessary
• Organisation and preparation of correspondence through audio typing/copy typing and/or use of voice recognition systems
• Formatting documents, incorporating the Firm’s style
• Dealing with incoming and outgoing post/DX
• Diary management – booking and arranging meetings
• Covering reception lunch cover as part of a roster

We ask interested candidates to include a CV and outline of why you are interested in, and suitable for, the role for which you are applying. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

Due to the volume of applications, we regret that we are only able to reply to successful candidates.

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