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Legal PA - (Shipping litigation)

Law Support
Posted 17 days ago, valid for 6 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client, a prestigious international law firm with over 700 lawyers globally, is seeking a Personal Assistant to support their Shipping department, specifically three Partners.
  • The role involves managing diaries, client relationship management, and supporting lawyers in marketing and business development activities.
  • Candidates should have previous experience in a law firm with their own fee-earner allocation, as well as litigation experience.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and other relevant systems is required, along with excellent customer service and communication skills.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of £45,000 and requires a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

Our client, a prestigious international law firm, with over 700 lawyers working globally are looking for a Personal Assistant to support the Shipping department, with a fee-earner allocation including 3 Partners. Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Manage diaries, ensuring they are up-to-date, and remind lawyers of meetings, etc. on a daily basis;
  • Client relationship management;
  • Support lawyers in marketing and BD activities;
  • Arrange meetings, book conference rooms (Condeco), refreshments/catering, check room set-up prior to meetings and liaise with other attendees, both internal and external;
  • Liaise with Learning & Development Department regarding CPD;
  • Arrange subscriptions/renewals of professional memberships;
  • Arrange for travel bookings and related details, including travel itineraries and expenses;
  • Assist lawyers in ensuring their time is recorded properly and entered onto the system on a daily basis;
  • Chase and post disbursements, eg. counsel fees, on practice management system (Elite 3E);

Experience Required:

  • Previous experience in a law firm, with own fee-earner allocation.
  • Litigation experience required.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, research tools and other systems implemented by the firm.
  • Excellent customer service skills, dealing with people and tasks in a professional, polite and considerate manner.
  • Excellent telephone manner and competent knowledge of telephone system.
  • Excellent communication, organisational and team skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail.

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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.