Legal Secretary in Litigation

PLEASE ONLY APPLY TO THIS ROLE IF YOU MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Have EXTENSIVE Litigation experience
• Can work 8.30 – 5.00pm daily
• Can interview on Thursday 17th December
• Are immediately available
• Are able to start work on the 4th January

My client, a small Law firm of 10 people based in the Holborn area, is currently looking for a Legal PA to join the Litigation department. This is a Maternity cover contract for 6 – 9 months but for the right candidate there is the opportunity of going permanent.

You will be expected to provide a high level of professional secretarial support to the team

The chosen candidate will be extremely organised, motivated and proactive, displaying outstanding attention to detail and the ability to multitask with ease.

Responsibilities:

• High levels of client liaison, contact and interaction.
• Dealing with and screening calls, delivering a positive client experience.
• Acting as liaison for clients and colleagues who interact with the partner.
• Proactive management of partners workloads.
• Providing PA support, managing files and correspondence.
• Highly proactive and responsive diary management as well as preparing reports and presentations.
• Organising lunches, making travel arrangements, scheduling meetings as well as preparing materials for conference events and seminars.
• Management of emails/correspondence, as directed.
• Copy typing, drafting letters and responses (often without supervision).
• Providing full secretarial and administrative support.
• Building and maintaining knowledge of clients and their matters and the work in general.
• Ensuring that files are kept up to date.
• Dealing with time sheets.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and often under pressure when transactions have to be completed in a short period of time.