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SalaryJunior Legal Assistant - City - £27k
Hybrid working, 09:30-17:30
Wise May are looking for a Junior Personal Assistant to join our client, a personable and progressive law firm based in the City. This is a great opportunity to join a friendly team at the start of your career.
Duties to include:
- Arrange meetings, book conference rooms, refreshments, check rooms prior to meeting etc. and liaise with other attendees, both internal and external
- Undertake large and small copying requests
- Bind and finish copied work as appropriate
- Scan work onto the system
- Receive and process file management requests
- Create new files on the system
- Return or add documents to existing client files
- Work with the practice management system to log and record documents
- Handle and administer closed files as requested
- Undertake all file management and file housekeeping procedures to ensure filing is constantly up to date
- Undertake all file closing procedures
- Process archive retrieval requests
- Maintain all filing and work areas in a tidy and orderly manner
- Any ad hoc duties as requested
Skills:
- Accurate typing speed of at least 60 words per minute
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
- Well presented with excellent communication skills
- Highly literate and numerate with strong customer service skills
- Excellent communication, organisational and team skills, unflappable
- Excellent telephone manner and competent knowledge of telephone system
- Flexible and enthusiastic self-starter
- Able to work alone as well as within a team
- Attention to detail, ability to retain high concentration levels for extended periods of time
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Well being Wednesdays
- Sports and Social clubs
- Volunteering days
- Subsidised restaurant on site
- 25 days annual leave
- Life insurance
- Law Care
- Enhanced Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental & Adoption pay.
We would be keen to speak with anyone who has experience with administrative duties.
