Legal Pa - Manchester, United Kingdom - Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

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Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Legal PA- Family

Oxford

Salary Negotiable - Experience Dependant

A fantastic, top 50 established Legal firm, known to us as a client for many years are keen to add an experienced Legal PA to their Family team in the Oxford offices.

PA's, Administrators and Coordinators to deliver a high quality of a full range of Legal PA Duties.

Duties and responsibilities of a Legal PA in the Family Department:

Assessing, managing and prioritising own work flow, delegating relevant tasks to the Administrative Assistants
Responsible for ensuring relevant documentation is available
Prepare and distribute agendas, itineraries and meeting papers including chasing any pending items to ensure lawyers have adequate time for planning
Ensure lawyers¿ diaries are managed and maintained, including but not limited to organising/arranging events/travel, ensuring all ancillary arrangements made, work and activities are scheduled, any potential challenges resolved to make the lawyers¿ day to day working easier to manage
Responsible for compliance and money laundering requirements
Ensure outstanding attention to detail, sense and quality check all work and identify quality issues and address problems prior to lawyer review

Skills Required:
Extensive relevant experience as a Legal Secretary in a similar role and depratment

Experience of providing support to multiple people i.e. diary management, arranging travel/events

Experience of providing support to multiple people i.e. diary management, arranging travel/events

Excellent diary management

IT literate with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Document management and filing efficiently

Excellent telephone manner

Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills

Applies knowledge and judgement to solve problems and make decisions