The Role

We are delighted to be supporting a well-established law firm in Newcastle upon Tyne with their search for a Legal PA.  Supporting the senior leadership team, you will be required to cover the following duties:
*Providing support with a range of management and partnership tasks, to include the preparation of reports and financial data;
*Drafting correspondence on behalf of fee earners;
*Diary management
*Dealing with telephone calls and providing assistance when appropriate;
*Providing support for meetings such as circulating agendas and papers
*Dealing with incoming communications on behalf of fee earners, initiating replies, forwarding on matters requiring action and following up to ensure actions are completed;
*Financial tasks e.g. expenses, taking a leading role in the billing process, maintaining budgetary information and financial spreadsheets;
*Organising meetings / events / seminars, which may include arranging travel/accommodation.
*Keeping accurate and up to date business contact lists;
*Acting as the first point of contact for internal and external clients as well as focusing on adding value to client / fee earner relationships; 
*Tasks that are specific to each team.


The Person

Skills/attributes:
*Experience of working in a Personal Assistant capacity within a professional services organisation
*Proficiency in MS Office suite and experience of working with other in-house office systems
*Excellent communication skills and being able to utilise them via different methods such as emails, phone calls and letters
*Experience managing and prioritising your workload in line with department service level agreements

Next Steps

Please contact for further details.