Corporate / Commercial Legal SecretaryLocation: YorkSalary: £26,000 – £32,000, depending on experienceHours: 9:00am – 5:00pm, Monday to FridayContract: Permanent, Full-timeWorking Pattern: Office Based
Are you an experienced Corporate or Commercial Legal Secretary looking for your next opportunity in York?
We are recruiting for a Corporate / Commercial Legal Secretary to join the busy Corporate and Commercial team of a well-established law firm.
This position requires someone who already has experience supporting solicitors and fee earners within Corporate and/or Commercial Law and understands the demands of working within a busy transactional legal department.
The Role
Working closely with solicitors and other fee earners, you will provide comprehensive secretarial, administrative and organisational support across a varied Corporate and Commercial workload.
- – Providing high-quality secretarial and administrative support to Corporate and Commercial fee earners
- – Preparing, formatting and amending legal correspondence, agreements and other documentation
- – Assisting with the production and collation of transaction documents
- – Managing diaries, meetings, appointments and key deadlines
- – Opening, maintaining and closing client and matter files
- – Liaising professionally with clients, solicitors and other external parties
- – Handling telephone calls, emails and correspondence efficiently
- – Updating the firm’s case management system and maintaining accurate records
- – Assisting with document management, electronic filing and matter administration
- – Preparing meeting documentation and supporting fee earners with transaction-related administration
- – Managing competing priorities and ensuring deadlines are met
- – Providing wider administrative support to the Corporate and Commercial team as required
- – Maintaining strict confidentiality and a consistently high standard of accuracy
About You
Previous experience supporting fee earners within Corporate and/or Commercial Law is essential for this position.
You may currently be working as a Corporate Legal Secretary, Commercial Legal Secretary, Corporate Legal Assistant or experienced Legal PA supporting lawyers within this practice area.
You will also need:
- – Strong legal secretarial and administrative skills
- – A good understanding of working within a Corporate and/or Commercial legal department
- – Excellent document production and formatting skills
- – Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- – Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- – Confidence dealing with clients and professional contacts
- – The ability to manage a busy workload and competing deadlines
- – Strong Microsoft Office and case management system skills
- – A professional, proactive and highly organised approach
- – The ability to work collaboratively within a busy legal team
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Corporate / Commercial Legal Secretary to join an established law firm and provide high-level support to fee earners handling a varied and interesting workload.
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