Description
The role provides administrative and file management support across the team. Work will come either directly from the lawyer or through the work allocated by the Secretarial Team Leader (STL) or Legal Secretaries. The role is accountable for establishing and maintaining an ongoing service-based relationship with the team they support recognising and translating the needs and expectations into a responsive service.
Key Responsibilities
Client Relationship Management
* Taking instruction to undertake admin tasks relating to client relationship management
* Responsible for ensuring current knowledge of client specific protocols and processes, and building these into current practices
* May assist lawyers, STL/Legal Secretaries as directed in the organisation of internal and external events, seminars and conferences, responsible for arranging registers of delegates; booking travel; printing/sending materials
Administrative
* File management – updating and maintaining all files, ensuring documents are filed correctly and named in line with the business wide naming convention and the correct folder structures are adopted (both electronic and paper)
* File opening and closing – matters are set up on the relevant document/case management system. Undertake all file closing/archiving procedures ensuring compliant at all times
* Make room and taxi bookings as requested, organising hand deliveries and courier requests, and other ad hoc requests
* Printing/copying/scanning of documents flowing to Office Services for support with high volume jobs, as appropriate
* Send large electronic documents via OneDrive
* Submitting documents for signature by clients via DocuSign
* Dealing with incoming post - scanning, saving to the file and circulating to the relevant fee earners
* Updating of tracking schedules
* Typing of standard letters i.e. payment of invoices, acceptance of events
* Uploading documents to PDF docs and editing documents using the same
* Collating and indexing legal documentation
* Making travel arrangements
Communication
* Liaising with fellow team members on workloads and ensure deadlines are consistently met
* Answering internal calls for other members of the team
* Liaising with and taking direction from your STL, Legal Secretaries and lawyers
Financial
* Assisting with billing as required
* Dealing with matter related finance administration to include BACs, TTs etc.
* Assisting with expenses as required
Processing
* Responsible for managing priorities and workloads to ensure deadlines are met. Liaising with HL where challenges arise
* Checking client and internal data for accuracy
* Ensuring compliance with firm wide/department policies and procedures
* Responsible for checking post and/or emails and dealing with as appropriate ensuring all client related correspondence is appropriately filed in firm’s document management systems
* Production of court bundles, both paper and electronic copies, ensuring the master bundle is correctly prepared in line with lawyer instructions and court rules and instructions provided to Office Services to complete printing/copying of master bundles; suitable delivery methods pre-booked as needed
* Responsible for creating and uploading information to client data rooms, in line with instructions from lawyer
* Online applications e.g. Companies House, Land Registry, Searchflow, forms
* Undertaking searches and completion of requisite forms and submissions
Customer Service
* Attending team meetings
* Liaising with lawyers and STL to take instruction and liaise on work requirements
* Consistently and appropriately update service users on progress where appropriate
* Regularly offer assistance wherever possible
Firm wide:
* Understands DAC Beachcroft is an international firm. Works with awareness of this structure to operate as one team/brand.
* Actively operates in the best interests of the firm at all times internally and externally.
* Operates in a regulated environment, effectively managing risk and compliance issues including data security.
* Works in partnership with others to manage and mitigate commercial risk.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
* Relevant office-based administration experience
* An aptitude for administration management and processes, with experience of working with document management/case management systems
* Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office
* An effective communicator with the ability to liaise with internal and external clients in a professional manner; striving to provide exceptional service at all times
* Good organisational skills and ability to manage own time effectively within a fast-paced environment
* Conscientious, taking personal responsibility for own work and accountability for its delivery and quality
* Positive can-do attitude with the ability to adapt to change
* Excellent attention to detail
* Customer/client service focused
* Proactive, professional and flexible approach to work
* Keen to develop over a period of time with a willingness and ability to learn
* Excellent team player, sharing in team goals to provide excellent quality and efficiency of service, with a willingness to take on new responsibilities and challenges
We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.
Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
For PSL queries, please contact: recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com or csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com
We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.
We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.
At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.