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Legal Secretary

Morgan Spencer
Posted 6 days ago, valid for 15 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The role of Legal Secretary in London offers a salary of £42,000 and requires proven experience in providing high-quality support to a busy legal team.
  • Key responsibilities include managing team workflow, overseeing billing processes, and maintaining effective communication with clients and team members.
  • Candidates should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize tasks under pressure.
  • Advanced MS Office skills and a typing speed of at least 60 wpm are essential for this position, along with a proactive and solution-focused mindset.
  • The company values equal opportunities and encourages applications from diverse backgrounds.
Legal Secretary £42,000  London – hybrid THE COMPANY: Our client is a leading law firm, who is seeking a Legal Secretary, who can operate successfully and provide client and business focused support to a team of Associates.THE ROLE:
  • Take ownership of team workflow, delegate tasks, and collaborate with central support departments. Monitor inboxes and calendars, ensuring seamless scheduling and logistics.
  • Act as a professional point of contact, managing calls, taking accurate messages, and serving as an ambassador for the team both internally and externally.
  • Prepare, edit, and proofread work to high standards, adhering to house style with strong attention to detail. Respond promptly to tasks and manage deadlines effectively.
  • Oversee billing and compliance processes, liaising with Client Administrators to ensure accuracy. Process expense claims in a timely manner.
  • Proactively identify and resolve issues, demonstrating initiative, diplomacy, and a thorough understanding of the team and clients you support.
THE PERSON:
  • Proven experience providing high-quality support to a busy legal team in a professional environment, ensuring seamless workflow and efficiency.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to clearly convey information and update teams on delays. Confident in adapting to change and taking initiative to anticipate team needs.
  • Strong ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines, and remain calm under pressure. Diplomatic, with good judgement and a proactive, solution-focused mindset.
  • A committed team player who fosters strong relationships across all levels and maintains a client-focused approach. Enthusiastic, resilient, and motivated to deliver excellence.
  • Advanced MS Office skills with a minimum typing speed of 60 wpm. Punctual, flexible, and responsive, ensuring tasks are completed with precision and efficiency.
Our mission: To be the leading Business Services recruitment consultancy in London, for employers and jobseekers alike. To receive regular updates of our current vacancies why not set up job alertsOur REFER and be REWARDED scheme is about recognising and thanking you for telling your friends, family or colleagues about our services and how we could help them. The rules are simple:  Refer a friend or colleague who is not already registered with Morgan Spencer. If we place them in a permanent role, we will reward you with £200 of Gift vouchers of your choice.  Remember there is no limit on the number of referrals you can make, and therefore the rewards you can claim!!!EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Morgan Spencer Recruitment is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified.CONFIDENTIALITY: All applications are dealt with in strictest confidence and will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998Morgan Spencer Limited, registered in England & Wales No: 4254114

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.