Legal Secretary - Private Client.
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge
- Salary
- £18000 - £23000 per annum
- Closing date
- 16 Aug 2017
- Reference
- BBBH14062
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- Practice area
- Private client
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Legal secretary
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Legal Secretary- Private Client Department - Cambridge
The successful candidate will be expected to provide general secretarial/typing support to the fee earners within the private client department. You will be expected to assist in supporting the fee solicitors within the team with duties such as the typing of correspondence and diary management as well as attending upon clients both over the phone and in person on a regular basis to contribute towards the smooth running of the team
You must be able to demonstrate a high level of organisational skills which you will have developed doing a similar legal secretarial role within a law firm. A minimum of 6 months recent experience in dealing with private client matters such as wills and probate matters is required.
If you are an enthusiastic and experienced Legal Secretary this could be your opportunity to join a law firm where you are able to continue your development whilst working within one of the leading law firms in Cambridge as part of a friendly team then this could be the perfect role for you.
Excellent location in the central Cambridge within walking distance of the train station.
Please apply ASAP to be considered for this opportunity or call Greg at QED legal
For all legal roles around the Cambridge area please visit our website - www.qedlegal.com.
Company
QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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