Legal Secretary

Our client is recognised as one of the UK’s leading law firms and they are currently recruiting for a Legal Secretary for their Corporate Tax team. The main purpose of the role is to provide a first-class professional support service to the Corporate Tax team which consists of one Partner and a wider team of 6 fee-earners resulting in the overall team operating smoothly and efficiently. The role involves a mix of lawyer and client support, team support and general administration. Responsibilities: - * Diary management, meeting arrangements and general PA support * Act as the point of contact for clients in the Partner’s absence, * Assist in answering telephone calls promptly at all times * Organise and support all travel arrangements, conference support and logistics of team huddles/ technical updating meetings * Lead, manage and/or support the billing process * Carry out conflict searches and to open new matters * Using the client relationship software to record business development and marketing activity * Support with internal projects relating to the team, or operational matters, as required * Provide a comprehensive and timely word processing service for the creation and amendment of documents using Word, Excel and PowerPoint * Prepare, collate and index legal documents * Administrative support to include file management, e-post and correspondence, scanning of confidential documentation The ideal candidate will have proven experience of working as a Secretary or PA in a professional services environment, preferably in a law firm with knowledge of legal documentation. You will possess strong IT skills including Word, Outlook & Excel. You will have a fast and accurate typing speed of at least 50wpm and the ability to quickly pick up new software. Whilst we would love to be able to respond to every application we receive, it is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within 7 working days, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion