Property Litigation Legal Secretary
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- England,West Midlands,Birmingham
- full-time
- £23,000 - £28,000 per annum
Job Description:
Legal Secretary - Property Litigation
Birmingham
£23,000 - £28,000
A fantastic, top 100 established Birmingham firm, known to us as a client for many years are keen to add an experienced Legal Secretary to their already impressive Property Litigation team in Birmingham.
Based in well-equipped offices in an impressive setting, close to commuter links, the Legal Secretary will benefit from working with a cohesive team of Secretaries, Partners and Fee Earners to deliver a high quality of a full range of Legal Secretarial Duties in Birmingham. The role offers an enviable hybrid working option.
Duties and responsibilities of the Legal Secretary in Property Litigation:
*Provide high level support to partners and fee earners working closely with the partner and their team in the Commercial department.
*Extensive diary management and organising complex travel arrangements for a lot of overseas travel for partners
*Assisting partners with the daily secretarial duties such as managing bundles
*Plays an active role in knowledge sharing to ensure growth and development
*Assists the partner in providing them with effective and high quality secretarial support
*Undertakes all aspects of the role using the most appropriate tools and resources for the task to meet deadlines
*Demonstrates flexibility and proactively contribute to the team’s success by actively seeking to improve working processes
*Ensures all work is undertaken in the correct priority order
*Communicates with Team Coordinators/Team Leaders to keep them appraised of a task’s status
*Ad Hoc Admin
Skills Required:
*Extensive relevant experience as a Legal Secretary
*Have a strong working knowledge of iManage and Bighand or similar tools
*IT literate with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Lync - Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams
*Detailed and strong working knowledge of and high level of proficiency in Elite billing
*Exemplary document management and filing
*Excellent telephone manner
*Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
*Applies knowledge and judgement to solve problems and make decisions
*Experience of delegating to, and training, junior team members
The firm are offering 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, a hybrid working arrangement to suit the candidate and a range of competitive benefits. If you are an experienced Legal Secretary, based in or near Birmingham, please get in touch for confidential consideration or send your CV to
Birmingham
£23,000 - £28,000
A fantastic, top 100 established Birmingham firm, known to us as a client for many years are keen to add an experienced Legal Secretary to their already impressive Property Litigation team in Birmingham.
Based in well-equipped offices in an impressive setting, close to commuter links, the Legal Secretary will benefit from working with a cohesive team of Secretaries, Partners and Fee Earners to deliver a high quality of a full range of Legal Secretarial Duties in Birmingham. The role offers an enviable hybrid working option.
Duties and responsibilities of the Legal Secretary in Property Litigation:
*Provide high level support to partners and fee earners working closely with the partner and their team in the Commercial department.
*Extensive diary management and organising complex travel arrangements for a lot of overseas travel for partners
*Assisting partners with the daily secretarial duties such as managing bundles
*Plays an active role in knowledge sharing to ensure growth and development
*Assists the partner in providing them with effective and high quality secretarial support
*Undertakes all aspects of the role using the most appropriate tools and resources for the task to meet deadlines
*Demonstrates flexibility and proactively contribute to the team’s success by actively seeking to improve working processes
*Ensures all work is undertaken in the correct priority order
*Communicates with Team Coordinators/Team Leaders to keep them appraised of a task’s status
*Ad Hoc Admin
Skills Required:
*Extensive relevant experience as a Legal Secretary
*Have a strong working knowledge of iManage and Bighand or similar tools
*IT literate with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Lync - Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams
*Detailed and strong working knowledge of and high level of proficiency in Elite billing
*Exemplary document management and filing
*Excellent telephone manner
*Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
*Applies knowledge and judgement to solve problems and make decisions
*Experience of delegating to, and training, junior team members
The firm are offering 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, a hybrid working arrangement to suit the candidate and a range of competitive benefits. If you are an experienced Legal Secretary, based in or near Birmingham, please get in touch for confidential consideration or send your CV to
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Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Company size: 50–99 employees
Industry: Recruitment Consultancy
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