Legal Secretary/pa - Bristol, United Kingdom - Michelmores LLP

Michelmores LLP

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Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

At Michelmores, we put our clients at the heart of everything we do.

With offices in Exeter, London, Bristol, and Cheltenham, we work with a diverse range of clients who provide our lawyers with the high quality, intellectually stimulating and exciting work they thrive on.

Our Private Client department is looking for a Legal Secretary/PA to provide proactive, efficient, and effective support to the Contentious Probate team to provide professional support for lawyers.

The Role:

Assisting lawyers with the billing process, drafting narratives and covering letters
Looking after credit control, ensuring bills are sent out on a timely manner and following up any issues
Understand the team's financial hygiene position and liaise with departmental Administrators to ensure all systems and processes are up to date
Ensure regular legal team meetings are arranged, and then actively participate in these meetings
Liaise with support departments to resolve problems on lawyers' behalf, taking ownership of the issue and following up where appropriate
Support other team members by sharing knowledge and ensuring own and others' skills are developed
Organise client events / seminars in conjunction with Marketing, attending to meet and greet clients where appropriate
Collate information for preparation of regular client updates or reports as and when required
Demonstrate a good level of knowledge and effective utilisation of the firm's systems and procedures
Develop a good working knowledge of all department key legal processes to enable maximum flexibility and effectiveness in role
Build and maintain effective relationships with lawyers and clients, and develop knowledge of the department's clients and their business

Experience and Qualifications Required:

Recent substantial experience in legal support (PA, Legal Secretary, LSA, etc)
Recent experience in diary management and the ability to multitask
Fast, accurate typing skill
Competent with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook etc.) and data management systems
Recent experience of working to compliance and file maintenance procedures is advantageous

This is a great opportunity to join a progressive and forward-thinking Firm where clients recommend us because of the quality of our people and the depth of experience across the whole firm.

Michelmores LLP is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Benefits: