Legal PA

Legal Personal Assistant

Location: Manchester

Role: 12 Month FTC

Are you an experienced Legal PA looking for a new challenge? This could be the perfect opportunity for you!

GRG are pleased to be supporting a leading law firm that provides excellent legal services to clients across the UK.

The Role:

• Providing comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the legal team and ensuring that all work is completed accurately and efficiently
• Preparing legal documentation, including contracts, agreements, and court documents
• Managing diaries, scheduling appointments, and organising meetings for the legal team
• Liaising with clients and other stakeholders to ensure that all queries are dealt with promptly and professionally
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of all legal matters
• Business development: working with the team to look after and develop client relationships
• Collation and managing financial reports and other finance data from the firm's financial system
• Preparation of expense claims
• Updating Interaction with client contact details

About You

• Previous PA experience in a similar role within legal, ideally with IP/Commercial/litigation/Dispute Resolution or similar practice area experience
• Experience of billing and organising litigation files
• Self-motivated and able to work without supervision and to a high standard
• Knowledge of billing/time recording systems desirable
• Knowledge of e-filing desirable
• Attention to detail, especially when working with correspondence and documentation
• Flexible with the ability to adapt to change, new practices and cope under pressure
• The ability to suggest new and better ways of working and implement new processes
• Excellent presentation skills reflected in their work
• A methodical and organised approach with keen attention paid to every detail
• Good organisational skills to ensure that tasks are effectively scheduled within working time available, and that urgent work is completed and returned within the specified timescales
• Friendly and helpful approach to dealing with queries
• Excellent communication skills and telephone manner
• Ability to prioritise and to work under pressure
• Good listening skills and ability to respond to feedback
• Ability to be pro-active and deliver a quality service to both internal and external clients

Job Offer

• Full Time Hours
• 12 Month FTC
• Up to 34,000 BOE
• Hybrid Working

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