Delivery a professional secretarial and administrative service for this legal firm.

Be proactive and responsible for managing your own workload, acting with autonomy, using initiative and working in conjunction with a job-share colleague in an alternate-week partnership that provides seamless support to a team of fee earners.

This role is part time week on and week off on a job share basis.

Previous LITIGATION LEGAL PA experience for this role is ESSENTIAL!

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Build an understanding of the nature of the FEE EARNERS work, get to know their clients and build relationship with them and the client PA’ s.

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Take ownership of enquiries, resolving or escalating (or identifying alternative contacts) as appropriate.

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Produce long, accurate complex house-style documents, manuscript amends, audio dictation and document comparison.

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Organise and prioritise workload and keep a level-headed approach in a busy working environment.

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Actively source and share knowledge with others.

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Build a network of strong working relationships both internally and externally.

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Diary management - arranging meetings, conference calls, lunches etc.

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Taking accurate and detailed telephone messages.

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Accurate and regular maintenance of filing systems, e-filing, and archiving and retrieval of files from store and opening new matter files.

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Provide cover for others in the team as requested.

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Preparing and producing bills, keeping accurate records of expenses/disbursements/fees for client billing, liaising with billing department to monitor payment of fees and responding to internal and external requests for back up documentation and further information.

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Organise travel arrangements (including flights, accommodation and restaurants) and providing the fee earners with detailed itineraries.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

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Previous Litigation Legal PA Experience

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Excellent secretarial Skills, fast accurate typing

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Written and verbal communication skills

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Strong document production skills

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BILLING EXPERIENCE – 3E/Elite (advantageous)

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Accurate typing at a minimum 60wpm net.

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Advanced MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint

Minimum 5 GCSE or equivalent at A-C including English & Maths.

Sorry that we cannot contact all of you personally, but thanks in advance for your interest.

Please bear in mind that you may not hear from us straight away. Due to the high level of applications we receive every day, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position