Float Legal Secretary

Salary: £26,000 – £33,600 per year

Float Legal Secretary

Oxford

Salary dependant on experience

Are you a legal secretary with experience? Are you looking for a new challenge? One of our clients are looking for a Float Legal Secretary with experience, due to their amazing expansion!

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Support Partners, fee earners and clients

• Clear, informative and open two-way communication

• A desire and ability to provide solutions

• Project Co-ordination with preparation of pitches, presentations and events

• Set up processes through liaison with Partners, fee earners and client contacts

• Identify and act upon process improvements across the team to enhance both internal and external client services Client Relationship Management

• Arranging cover, for planned absences, as necessary and communicating this to the relevant Partners and fee earners

• Participate in distribution of work and monitor progress of work allocated to Client Service Administrators to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner

• Diary management and coordination to ensure Partners and fee earners receive regular updates on meeting arrangements

• Ensure travel bookings are completed and that relevant information is submitted and communicated in advance

• Arrange for photocopying, scanning, printing and filing to be carried out by the team

• Arrange for files to be opened, closed and maintained

• Provide cover for the Client Document Executives as necessary (for example, during periods of heavy workload, holiday or sickness periods)

• Conflict searches, file opening, risk assessment forms and draft letters of engagement

Personal Specification:

• Experience as Legal Secretary

• Accurate typing speed of at least 60 words per minute

• Advanced knowledge and experience of using Software including all Microsoft Office packages & Practice Management systems

• Demonstrate organised, solutions-focused working methods with attention to detail and accuracy

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Solid Customer Service centric experience and work ethic

• Proactive Team Player

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS ROLE, PLEASE CONTACT WILL GRAY AT BROWNS RECRUITMENT AS DIRECTED, QUOTING WG/BRG/0100