To work side by side with fee earners to carry out and assist with a full range of non-fee earning administrative tasks and junior fee earning tasks, supporting others to efficiently deliver on their fee earning targets.
We need someone who is highly organised with solid administrative skills and a willingness to adapt and be flexible
Providing a full administration and support service to fee earners – to include relaying messages, managing email inboxes, diaries and appointments as required
Taking responsibility for a range of tasks and projects focused on streamlining the efficiency of the team across all aspects of data management
Assisting with arranging local business development events and off-island trips, which may include arranging travel, accommodation and setting up meetings
Arranging all practical aspects around client meetings/conference calls and so forth including preparing meeting rooms and welcoming clients
Working closely with those responsible for client take-on to ensure all new matter opening documentation is completed and accurately set up in the systems, and pro-actively ensuring the file continues to be managed correctly
Assisting with the preparation of documents and reports, checking for accuracy and assisting with proof-reading
Printing, scanning and collating legal documents
Assisting with Court bundling (both hard and “e” copies)
Liaising with the Court and Court Offices on behalf of fee earners
Qualifications:
Ideally a graduate, or at least educated to A level or equivalent with strong grades
An administration or secretarial qualification would be advantageous
Knowledge/skills/experience:
Prior experience in a professional services firm, ideally within a legal environment but this is not essential
Confident and competent IT user with a sound working knowledge of MS Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Experience of document management systems would be advantageous
Excellent typing and formatting skills
Highly organised with the ability to multi-task and prioritise tasks
