- Job Reference: JO0000004998
- Date Posted: 10 January 2024
- Recruiter: Ryder Reid Legal
- Location: City of London, London
- Salary: £50,000
- Bonus/Benefits: benefits
- Sector: Secretarial
- Job Type: Permanent
- Work Hours: Full Time
Job Description
Team Legal Adminsitative Assistant - Law firm!
Salary -up to £50,000
Location - St Paul's
Hybrid - 3/2
As the Team Administrator, you will be responsible for the day to day workflow management of the secretarial and administrator teams, providing guidance where appropriate. The firm are ideally seeking a strong secretary.
Job Description
Essential job functions
- Answer phones, transfer calls, take messages, establish conference calls and use voice mail
- Handle written and electronic correspondence, including editing, adjusting language or terminology and correcting grammar where appropriate to improve work product.
- Investigates and responds to client requests, including organising and sending materials to clients
- Prepare client bills and associated cover letters
- Prepare new matter reports and update list of client/matter codes
- Maintains and processes client billing for principals, directly or indirectly.
- Liaise with clients, investigating and responding to requests where appropriate
- Manage lawyers' Outlook calendars
- Monitor professional development requirements for principals
- Create and update comprehensive contact information using Dechert CRM best practices
- Make travel arrangements and complete travel and expense reports in Concur
- Manage workflow and coordinate projects with office services
- Schedule meetings, reserve rooms, coordinate video or audio equipment, and order food
- Review and process administrative and personal charges via BillBack
- Delegates appropriate admin tasks to the Legal Team Administration Assistants, such as time recording, expenses, etc.
- Performs all other duties as necessary and as assigned by your allocated principal, Legal Team Coordinator or line manager for efficient functioning of the Department, Office and Firm.
- Maintain up to date handover notes to ensure consistent quality of service in case of absence
Skills required:
- Atleast 5 years within a law firm as a Legal secretary or Administrator
- Excellent communication
- Typing 65wpm and proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- High attention to detail and ability to multi-task
For further information, please apply. Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to all enquiries. If you have not received a response within 72 hours, please assume you have not been shortlisted at this stage.
Thank you for taking the time to apply.
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