Job number: 1298 | Department: Dispute Resolution

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide advanced secretarial support to a team of assigned lawyers
• Ability to deal effectively and courteously with clients, fee earners and colleagues, and to exercise discretion and confidentiality in all matters
• Prepare court bundles, including case retrieval, photocopying, organising and indexing
• Draft routine correspondence and affidavits, summonses, memoranda of appearance, court directions and other standard legal documents as required
• Manage calendars and coordinate meetings for lawyers
• Prepare, process and issue monthly invoice, monitor and collect accounts receivables

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

•  A minimum of five years of experience in a senior secretarial role
•  A minimum of three years of experience providing secretarial support in a law firm /legal environment
• Ability to accurately type at 60 – 70 w.p.m.
• Experience working in a shared support environment
• Excellent verbal and communication skills, including excellent spelling, grammar  and punctuation
• Professional attitude and approach, including the ability to work independently, exercising judgement and initiative
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office, particularly MS Word and Outlook, Client Management Systems (CMS) and Document Management Systems (DMS)