Legal PA to Partner

Legal PA to Partner - City Law Firm / Hybrid Working - up to £44k + great benefits

A leading City Law Firm is looking for a tech savvy, experiencedLegal PAto provide a high level of comprehensive support to the Partner and team of Fee Earners.

The Legal PA will undertake complex tasks, support projects and provide departmental PA support, playing a critical role in managing daily administration for their stakeholders.

Our client needs someone who can provide comprehensive PA support to the Partner and the team fee earners in order to make the best use of their time and so we’re looking for someone who has demonstrable experience of successfully balancing PA support with routine legal administration.

What’s on offer:

This is a great opportunity to join a progressive, friendly and hardworking team who are client focused and enjoy the challenges of working for a successful City law firm.

Our client is offering a competitive salary and core and flexible benefits scheme, which includes 25+ days annual leave, pension scheme, life assurance, private medical insurance, enhanced sick pay and maternity/paternity pay, discretionary bonus, wellness subsidy, childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, dental cover and more!

Standard working hours are 9.30am - 5.30pm and hybrid working (3 days in the office, two from home) is offered.

Key responsibilities as the Legal PA will include:

• Coordination of all tasks and delegating as required
• Producing sensitive / confidential or urgent correspondence and documentation
• Proactive diary and email management, ensuring fee earners have all the necessary paperwork and information for each meeting
• Arranging internal and external meetings and conference calls and coordinating all elements of travel as required
• Attending and minuting meetings if needed
• Booking training and courses
• Organising travel bookings and producing detailed itineraries
• Providing proactive and professional client liaison
• Assisting with file / matter management and managing matters in MatterSphere
• Monitoring new matters to ensure all necessary information and documents have been received
• All elements of billing and financial management - processing expenses, preparing bank transfers, assisting with client balances and time recording
• Updating the CRM database
• Liaising with business support services across the firm as needed, including marketing, finance, HR, IT and business engagement
• And more!

What we’re looking for:

• Previous Legal PA / Legal Secretary experience in a busy legal practice
• Experience working for a number of busy fee earners at the same time is sought
• Ability to achieve high standards in a very busy, deadline driven environment
• Impeccable organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Ability to take initiative, delegate well and remain calm under pressure
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced PC skills
• Knowledge of document management systems, Aderant accounting package and digital dictation (BigHand) would be beneficial
• Dynamic and driven nature

Interested in this Legal PA opportunity?

If you possess the key skills and experience we're looking for and want to work for a fabulous company in the City, then we want to hear from you ASAP!

Please submit your CV, quoting 'LO - Legal PA to Partner’