Practice Assistant
Job Type
Permanent
Industry
Professional Services
Location
London / Hybrid
Salary
£45k + excellent benefits and bonus
Qualifications
N/A
Skills
Legal Secretarial experience and skills a must!
Practice Assistant / Legal PA needed for a Partner focussed role of a global, well-established and prestigious Law Firm working with their Dispute Resolution and Insurance Litigation Department.
Offering hybrid working, excellent benefits and an inclusive office environment, this company genuinely care and value their staff.
Working in a great team, as a PA you will need to be a self-motivated organised individual, who will be able to manage a busy workload and take responsibility for following tasks through to completion.
Responsibilities
Duties to include:
- Acting as a first point of contact on behalf of the fee-earners, fielding calls, emails, correspondence and meeting requests
- Full proactive and advanced calendar
- Ensuring the fee-earners working on the case are fully prepared for all client meetings by collating required information (and input from others), preparing background information and notes as needed, supporting the follow-through of action points etc.
- To work with the client lead Partner and BD team to plan and deliver the Client Care programme, including meetings, mailings and events and to co-ordinate and share client related news searches.
- Managing Billings and WIP lists
- Organising business breakfasts, dinners or smaller events and assisting fee-earners with expenses.
- Researching company/client information and biographies
- Full management of travel and expenses
- Prepare, amend and proofread documents
Requirements
They are looking for an experienced PA/Secretary from within the legal sector who is capable of providing first class, seamless support to Chair level. This is a high-level support role, so professionalism, experience and personality are key!
