Legal Secretary

We are now recruiting a Legal Secretary for our London office. The successful candidate will provide high quality and efficient Legal Secretarial support to our fee earners., Organisation:

• Diary management of fee-earners as required, using own initiative to arrange meetings and conference calls.
• Checking of fee-earner e-mails as required in their absence; responding where able, booking video/conference calls, meeting rooms and required refreshments, and making lunch and dinner reservations.
• Making simple travel arrangements as required e.g. booking train tickets and collating itineraries.
• Handling telephone enquiries in a professional and polite manner, taking accurate messages and following up on any agreed actions.
Documents/Correspondence
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• Only those which are not mandated for production/collation by DPD or of a length that are typed by individual fee-earners
• Managing the workflow to DPD, Reprographics etc. as required; proactively taking steps to ensure work is returned within required timescales.
• Amending and formatting agreements/documents as required.
• Short pieces of copy-typing and digital dictation as required.
• Carrying out PDF to Word conversions and vice versa.
• Collating all indexing on legal documentation and setting up files as necessary.
• Production of short, less complex PowerPoint presentations as required.
• Proof-reading of all documents to ensure the delivery of work of the highest quality.
• Any general correspondence as may be required from time to time.
Support of other functions/activities:
• Insertion of business contact cards into Outlook and InterAction.
• Processing fee-earner expenses on Chrome River in a timely manner.
• Liaison with Business Development, Marketing, Events and Finance Teams with a view to supporting them on specific team-based tasks.
Reporting line The role reports directly to the Head of Practise Services (Tina Lambert).


• High levels of IT literacy in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint (although more complex and/or lengthy documents are likely to be undertaken by others in dedicated roles).
• Previous experience of working within a busy corporate environment is essential.
• Excellent client care skills - the ability to deal with queries from internal and external clients in a professional and polite manner.
• Excellent organisational skills - the ability to take responsibility for own tasks and prioritise work in a calm and efficient manner.
• Highly developed communication skills - the ability to communicate in a confident and professional manner with people at all levels within the business.
• Demonstrate flexibility/adaptability in meeting internal and external clients' demands - in both the nature of the work undertaken and working additional hours as required to complete the task(s).
• Demonstrates a growth mindset and is committed to lifelong learning to build knowledge and expertise.
• Delivers a [internal and external] client experience that exceeds expectations.
• Demonstrates an organised approach to their work. Plans, prioritises and uses technology to work efficiently.
• Works commercially to achieve the objectives of the team/firm.
• Collaborative and works effectively in a team.
• Develops strong working relationships.
• Delegates work effectively.
• Committed to being part of a supportive, inclusive and collaborative firm culture.