Legal Secretary
3 days ago
**Job Type**: Permanent
**Category**: Finance and Accountancy
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Central Employment for a secretary to provide support to the Corporate and Commercial Property teams. This role is fast-paced, and you will be working as part of a secretarial support team which includes providing secretarial support to the Commercial Services team to cover absences.
**Purpose of Legal Secretary**:
The role requires you to provide PA/secretarial support to busy partners and fee-earners and take responsibility for the administration of files from quotation to file closure.
**Key Responsibilities**:
Providing full PA / Secretarial support to busy partners and fee-earners
Answering and re-directing calls
Dealing with all related correspondence and documentation utilizing Liberate case management system
Diary management - using different time zones for international clients, creating itineraries, and circulating appropriate documentation.
Booking training and organising travel arrangements
Dictation - Minute taking and audio typing as required
File/Matter management in Liberate including file opening, drafting engagement letters, terms of business, conflict checks, undertaking file closure
Assisting with billing preparation, invoicing, and assisting fee earners with client accounts and first-stage debtor correspondence
Carrying out transactional searches
Keeping file lists up to date for weekly meetings
Scanning legal documents to Liberate case management system and adding them to original document files to store for safekeeping
Person Specification
Previous legal secretarial experience ideally in Corporate or Commercial
Accurate typing, minimum speed 65wpm
Experience working in a team of busy fee earners
Exceptional communication skills with accurate spelling and grammar
Awareness of client confidentiality, information security and data protection
Highly organised with the ability to successfully multi-task and prioritise workload, manage own time effectively and take ownership of projects and tasks.
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