Legal Assistant - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Gleeson Recruitment Group

Gleeson Recruitment Group

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our well recognised professional services client based in Birmingham are seeking a friendly and hard working Legal Assistant to join them on a permanent basis.

On offer for this permanent role is a salary of up to 25,000 depending on experience, plus perks.

What does the role entail?

Duties to include:

Taking ownership of enquiries, resolving or escalating (or identifying alternative contacts) as appropriate
Producing long, complex and accurate housestyle documents, manuscript amends, audio dictation and document comparisons
Organising and prioritising workload and keeping a levelheaded approach in a busy working environment
Managing diaries arranging meetings, conference calls, lunches etc
Taking accurate and detailed telephone messages
Maintaining of filing systems, efiling, and archiving and retrieval of files from storage and opening new matter files
Preparing and producing bills, keeping accurate records of expenses, disbursements and fees for client billing, liaising with billing department to monitor payment of fees
Organising travel (including flights, accommodation and restaurants) and providing the fee earners with detailed itineraries

This is a full time role, working Monday - Friday, 9am -5:15pm, two days in office and 3 days working from home

Requirements:

Minimum of 2 year's legal secretarial experience essential, preferable within corporate litigation
Have excellent typing skills
Advanced skills in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
A team player who is able to build effective relationships
Strong attention to detail and great communication skills
Friendly with a great attitude and a willingness to learn
Be highly organised with the ability to act with discretion