Team Secretary Antitrust, Competition & Trade London

We have an opportunity for a Team Secretary within our Antitrust, Competition & Trade London team. You will have proven strong secretarial experience, preferably working within a Law firm providing support at Senior Associate level and have strong organisational skills. You will be confident in meeting the frequent demands of a fast-paced role with the understanding that strong communication with those you will be supporting is fundamental. You will report directly to the Assistant Secretarial Support Manager.,

• Diary and email management for the fee-earners within your team, travel arrangements and handling telephone enquiries as and when required


• Client and Matter Opening


• Time Recording assistance


• Adding contacts to Outlook and CRM - Bridge


• Managing workflow to the Document & Design Centre, Print Room etc. as required; proactively taking steps to ensure work is returned within required timescales


• Amending and formatting agreements/documents as required


• Copy-typing and digital dictation as required


• Collating all indexing on legal documentation and setting up files as necessary


• 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
  
  You will need to be adaptable to change whilst maintaining a professional approach, demonstrating high levels of client care, organisational and time management skills.


You would have gained previous experience within another law firm or other professional services environment demonstrating a proactive and enthusiastic approach with high levels of IT literacy, superb attention to detail and the ability to learn new systems quickly.

CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 70 offices in over 40 countries and 5,000+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.

We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working. Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.