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Commercial and Corporate - Legal secretary

Employer
Clayton Legal
Location
England, Greater Manchester, Altrincham
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
14 Oct 2021
Reference
51107

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Practice area
Commercial litigation
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
3 years
Position
Legal secretary
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Corporate/Commercial Legal Secretary | South Manchester

My client a well-established multi service law firm based in South Manchester are looking to recruit an experienced Legal Secretary for their busy Corporate and Commercial team.

This is a full-time role - 35 hours per week. Hours 9.00am - 5.00pm Monday - Friday.


Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Providing full PA/Secretarial support to busy partners and fee-earners
  • Answering and re-directing calls
  • Dealing with all related correspondence and documentation utilising a case management system
  • Extensive diary management - using different time zones for international clients, creating itineraries and circulating appropriate documentation. * Booking training and organising travel arrangements
  • Dictation - Minute taking and audio typing as required
  • Production of letters, emails, documents, invoices and other legal documentation * File/Matter management including file opening, drafting engagement letters, terms of business, funding agreements, undertaking file closure, auditing files
  • Proofreading all correspondence and business material before it leaves the office
  • Assisting with billing preparation, invoicing and assisting fee earners with client accounts and first stage debtor correspondence
  • Assisting with billing preparation, invoicing and assisting fee earners with client accounts and first stage debtor correspondence

You will need:

  • At least 2 years' experience as a Legal Secretary / PA
  • Experience within a Corporate/Commercial/IP team
  • Experience working in a team of busy fee earners
  • Exceptional communication skills with accurate spelling and grammar
  • Awareness of client confidentiality, information security and data protection
  • Highly organised with the ability to successfully multi-task and prioritise workload, manage own time effectively and take ownership of projects and tasks
  • Technology minded making tasks and processes more efficient

This role offers a competitive salary, home working, generous annual leave, alongside this you can pick from a range of benefits, allowing you to build a package that suits your needs and lifestyle, as well as those of your family.


If you would like to apply for this role, please forward an up to date copy of your CV to Ellie Sedgwick e.sedgwick@clayton-legal.co.uk or call 01772 259121 for an informal discussion.

Clayton Legal recruits for law firms and In-House departments across the UK. Based in the North West, our pedigree and service levels give those looking to move in the legal market and law firms looking to recruit a refreshingly different recruitment experience. You will work with experienced professionals, dedicated to your success. Take a look at our website www.clayton-legal.co.uk for our latest blogs and legal news and to keep up to date with.


Company

With long-established, and trusted relationships across a client base that includes Legal 500, Top 200, Regional and Boutique law firms, our team are passionate about driving service excellence across the business and impacting the careers, and lives, of legal talent across the country.

What we specialise in

We cover the length and breadth of the UK from Lancashire to London, Hampshire to Hull, and we recruit at all levels including; Partners, Solicitors, Paralegals, Legal Support Staff including Legal Cashiers, Legal IT, Marketing and Business Development and general administration.

We place legal professionals across the full spectrum of practice areas and specialisms, including:

  • Property – Residential, Commercial, Real Estate
  • Litigation, Civil and Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Employment
  • Personal Injury Including all areas of Negligence
  • Private Client including Trusts, Wills & Probate
  • Family
  • Compliance and Regulatory
  • Banking
  • Cost Lawyers
  • Practice Management/Legal Cashiers

Our regional teams ensure that firms are guaranteed local and regional focus whilst having access to a national talent pool of opportunities. Our teams are focused in:-

  • The North West
  • Yorkshire /Humberside and Scotland
  • The West and East Midlands 
  • London and the Home Counties
  • The South West

Why Clayton Legal?

  • We’re genuinely experts in our field servicing the length and breadth of the UK, our knowledge of the local, regional and national legal market is unparalleled.
  • We give the personal touch – our Consultants are personable, yet committed – you can rest assured you’re dealing with a person throughout the process and not just a name at the end of a line.
  • We are often instructed on unique opportunities in the market that you won’t find on job boards.
  • We add value where we know it’s needed – with general career advice, top tips and resources through every step of the journey.
  • Expert career advice guiding you through every step of the journey to secure your next career move including expert advice on salary, interview capability, offer management through our regular contact.
  • We provide regular market information including salary data and bespoke reports.

We take our role in the placing of legal professionals into their dream jobs extremely seriously, understanding implicitly the importance of listening to requirements, working in their best interest at all times, and giving them the tools and resources, they need at every step of the journey – for a successful outcome for all parties.

So, if you’re an ambitious candidate looking to make your next move, we’re here to help. Visit our website www.clayton-legal.co.uk or email us at enquiries@clayton-legal.co.uk

 

 

 

 

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