PA / Legal Secretary
- Employer
- Nelson Chambers
- Location
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Salary
- £25,000
- Closing date
- 22 Jul 2018
- Reference
- NC8236
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- Practice area
- Agriculture
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Legal secretary, Office management and administration
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
The successful candidate must have excellent PA skills, a good attitude to work and an enthusiasm to do a good job. Legal experience especially in Property would be advantageous.
Major Tasks:
- Preparing and completing as much as possible (including the conflict check) of the Matter Opening Form and then making sure the form is completed by the relevant fee earner.
- Preparing client engagement correspondence and ensure it is sent out to the client and them making sure we receive, and if necessary chasing of, the client’s signed copy.
- Checking and chasing for ID which is all part of the Matter Opening Form process.
- Scanning incoming and outgoing correspondence onto the system.
- Preparing mail and enclosures for despatch
- Making appointments, arranging meetings and maintain an up to date diary for his/her principal.
- Providing support to other PAs and other fee earners in the London office as required.
- To attend to clients on behalf of the fee earner both in person and on the telephone and provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the firm’ standards of client care.
- To ensure confidentiality of all the firm’s clients’ documentation and information.
- To administer electronic filing and the opening and closing and storage and retrieval of client files.
Hours of work are 9 am to 5 pm with one hour for lunch, Monday to Friday and salary expectations are around £25,000 gross per annum.
This role carries a path to a Training Contract based on performance.
For more information, please apply directly or contact Bradley Steward at Nelson Chambers
Company
Nelson Chambers are market leaders in Private Practice Recruitment in Essex, East Anglia, London and the Home Counties. Rochford based, our area of expertise is within the Legal environment, providing recruitment solutions into firms of Solicitors,at all levels of seniority.
Collectively, the team has over 50 years’ experience in professional recruitment and should you be considering your career options presently, or simply seeking some advice on the professional and specifically the legal employment market, please get in touch.
- Website
- http://www.nelson-chambers.com/
- Telephone
- 01702 410415
- Location
-
Ground Floor Bradley House
Locks Hill
Rochford
Essex
SS4 1BB
GB
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