Are you looking for a new opportunity within a law firm that is significantly growing in size and global reach? Would you like to join this new distinctive modern city powerhouse and be part of paving a fresh way of providing secretarial support?
About The Role
We are looking for a part time Team Secretary to join us to provide a high-quality and efficient secretarial service to fee-earners and trainee solicitors in a busy litigation team. The role will be part of a job share and will be covering the following days: Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday. Reporting directly to the Secretarial Services Manager, your focus will be on efficiently managing your own workload and being proactive, with the ability to work on your own initiative.
Tasks Include, But Are Not Limited To
* General legal correspondence
* Preparing Court/Counsel's bundles
* Creation of secure links
* Preparing legal documentation and court forms
* Document comparisons
* Liaising with clients and courts
* Opening new matters
* Arranging conference calls
* Saving documents electronically
* Working to strict deadlines
* Processing fee-earner expenses
* Arranging meetings
* Managing workflow to the Document & Design Centre, Print Room etc as required; proactively taking steps to ensure work is returned within required timescales
* Becoming adept at proof-reading and carrying out quality checks on all work produced
* Establishing positive and effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels
* Provide cross Practice-Group support where necessary
About You
We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:
You will have high levels of IT literacy, superb attention to detail, well-developed administrative skills and the ability to multi-task under pressure. You will have gained previous experience within a law firm litigation team.
We're looking for a proactive Team Secretary who embraces innovation and is keen to leverage AI-powered tools available across the business to streamline daily workflows, enhance productivity, and support smarter decision-making.
What's in it for you?
Benefits
We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
* Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
* Flexible, hybrid working policy
* Generous bonus scheme
* Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
* Holiday exchange scheme
* Private medical insurance
* Enhanced parental leave
* Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.