We, TLT, are recruiting an urgent Contract Legal Secretary to join our Employment team to support on a large scale project. This opportunity is a 3-month contract, offered on a hybrid working basis from the Manchester office, and will be paid a day rate via an Umbrella Company.
We are ideally looking for candidates who are able to start within 1 weeks notice.
Your Role
* Support the team by carrying out all secretarial tasks and help, when necessary, with all administrative tasks.
* Manage delivery of the admin support including the oversight of activities undertaken by the team’s Office Assistant.
* Creating/amending documents/correspondence.
* Assisting the fee earners with financial management e.g. disbursements, client balances, dealing with a range of client specific billing requirements.
* Create the monthly invoices to be issued to the clients.
* Diary management for all fee earners; arranging internal and external appointments and, making arrangements for meetings; booking meetings rooms or external venues as required.
* Confident telephone manner when dealing with clients, solicitors, barristers by phone and taking accurate messages.
* Proof reading, amending and house styling legal reports and documents.
Your Skills and Experience
* Previous Legal Secretary experienced required.
* Strong IT systems skills.
* Extensive experience in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
* Experience in case management systems.
* Exceptional prioritising/organisational skills.
* Strong ability to self-manage a large workload in a busy team.
* Confident in delegation of work when necessary.
Your Team
TLT’s Employment team is recognised as a ‘National Leader’ (Band 1) by the leading directory of law firms, Chambers and Partners 2022
Our team of more than 30 specialists advises clients across the three UK legal jurisdictions of England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on all aspects of employment law. Our services include business reorganisations and redundancies, tactical advice on sensitive/ reputational issues, practical support on business as usual issues such as grievance, boardroom support on reputational or corporate governance issues, employment tribunal representation, internal investigations, advice on employee consultation and engagement, business immigration, employment law training and specialist expertise on TUPE and outsourcing.
About TLT
Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.
We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023. This marks the third year in a row the firm has taken away this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022.
Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.