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Construction Legal Secretary

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

Posted 3 days ago, valid for 7 days

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

Full Time

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The position is for a Construction Legal Secretary at a Legal 200 law firm located in Birmingham City, offering a salary between £28K and £32K.
Candidates are required to have extensive relevant experience as a Legal Secretary in Property, along with strong IT proficiency and knowledge of specific legal tools.
The role involves providing high-level support to partners, managing diaries, organizing complex travel arrangements, and performing various secretarial duties.
The firm offers a hybrid working arrangement, 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, and emphasizes a professional yet friendly team environment.
This opportunity is ideal for individuals looking to contribute actively to a team's success while ensuring effective legal support.

CONSTRUCTION LEGAL SECRETARY

BIRMINGHAM CITY£28K - £32K

We are recruiting for a Construction Legal Secretary for a Legal 200 law firm in Birmingham City. This is a great opportunity to join a professional, friendly team and provide key legal services. The firm are offering a Hybrid working arrangement, and 25 days holiday + bank holidays.Key Responsibilities:

Provide high level support to partners and fee earners working closely with the partner and their team in the Construction 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
Follows team processes and procedures when undertaking tasks
Ad Hoc secretarial duties

Requirements:

Extensive relevant experience as a Legal Secretary in Property
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

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading law firm who offer excellent working environment and benefits. Please send your CV to , or apply within for immediate consideration.

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