Legal Secretary - City - Up to £52,000 FTE

Legal PA/Secretary - City, London

Ref: 652Wednesday 29 January 2025

Legal Secretary – City - up to £52,000 FTE

Wise May are looking for a Legal Secretary for a progressive Law firm, the company are based in a vibrant office in the City. 

This is a great opportunity to join a diverse team who reward hard work. 

Duties to include:

  • Full secretarial support
  • Drafting of correspondence and documents (usually to tight deadlines), reformatting into WGM house style, including Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint
  • Filing, document management, opening new matters and archiving
  • Diary management, coordinating internal and external meetings
  • Maintaining contact information, collating lists of parties for specific deals
  • Email management and archiving of emails
  • Encouraging fee earners to keep up to date with DTE, inputting DTE information as provided by fee earners
  • Organising attendance at seminars, work related travel, accommodation etc
  • Organising/assisting with department events and client/marketing events
  • Other ad hoc tasks when required

Skills:

  • High level of ability on all applications, including Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint
  • Ability to work under pressure and prioritise
  • Strong organisational skills
  • Proactive and practical approach
  • Good accuracy and attention to detail
  • Flexible and approachable attitude
  • Confidentiality and discretion
  • Team player
  • Good telephone manner and communication skills, including the ability and confidence to liaise with clients and employees at all levels
  • Candidate must be willing to work outside of normal contractual hours where necessary

Benefits:

  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
  • Income Protection Scheme
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • GP Service
  • 25 days holiday
  • Subsidised Staff Restaurant
  • Health Screening
  • Annual Well Being Allowance, On-site Gym, Employee Assistance Programme and Season Ticket Loan.

 

 

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