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- Performing a variety of administrative duties;
- Communicating with fee earners and clients;
- Drafting and completing letters, emails and legal documents;
- Transcribing and proof reading letters, emails and other correspondence;
- Document creation including copy typing manuscript amendments to documents and producing new versions of documents, preparing comparisons against previous versions and using track changes;
- Accurate typing from dictation;
- Answering the telephone professionally, taking accurate messages from clients and other contacts;
- Making appointments on behalf of the fee earners when requested and servicing meetings including booking conference rooms and provision of refreshments for the fee earners and clients;
- Dealing with administrative tasks, including scanning, printing, storage of deeds and photocopying;
- Preparing engrossments of legal documents for signing;
- Involvement in the efficient management of client/matter files to include general filing, ID checks, preparing client engagement letters and terms and conditions; and
- Supporting fee earners with accounting and billing processes, as well as managing queries.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Excellent organisational, time management and problem solving skills;
- Strong written and oral communication skills;
- High computer literacy with the ability to support others;
- Ability to deal with legal documents including occasional unfamiliar tasks;
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy; and
- Ideally previous experience as a legal Secretary
