Senior Legal Secretary

Sector: Legal Secretary Jobs

Ref: RR2010154

Posted on: 16 May 2012   |   Expires on: 15 Jul 2012

Recruiter: All Legal Jobs

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Type: Temporary / Full Time

Location: Wandsworth, London

Salary: £45,000

Our client is a boutique law form looking for a Senior Legal Secretary, to join them on a 1 year contract starting as soon as possible. You will be responsible for a wide range of duties supporting a very esteemed and leading Head of Practice.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Legal Secretary is responsible for:

  • All classic legal secretarial duties: dictation, typing, correspondence etc.
  • Conducting legal searches as required, such as in Westlaw or Lexus.
  • Preparation of packs if bidding for new business.
  • Liaising with own client contacts as a Legal Secretary.
  • Undertake filings, including submitting documents to court / arbitrator.
  • Providing support for hearings, attending hearings and providing secretarial support.
  • Assisting with presentations including PowerPoint.
  • Organising and maintaining filing and systems and managing the office.

Requirements

As the Senior Legal Secretary you will need solid and demonstrable experience working in a similar role, and possess either a law degree or have solid legal sector experience. The skills we are looking for include:

  • Full proficiency in word processing and document production (with fast typing speeds), in particular Word. You should also posses the knowledge to resolve complicated formatting issues, email documents, charts and tables etc, and be comfortable using PowerPoint and InterAction (or similar client database).
  • Law degree or similar relevant legal qualification.
  • Experience of law firms and secretarial responsibilities.
  • Ability to understand sometimes complicated filing systems.
  • Be approachable, diplomatic, well presented, communicative and have a helpful nature.

This is a great opportunity for a Senior Legal Secretary. A start as soon as possible is preferred to allow maximum handover time.

It is All Legal Job's policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future.

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