Legal PA - Family

Legal PA to Partner and team in Family department
*£38,000 + exc bens
*Global law firm
*In the heart of the city of London
*Extensive diary management and travel organisation
*Would suit a strong Legal PA preferably with family experience

To provide first class professional Legal PA support to a number of Partners and fee earners within our Family department and will be expected to delegate work to the Legal Team Assistant and our external outsourcing typing provider.

This position would suit an experienced Legal PA who enjoys supporting a busy dynamic team within the family department. You will have the natural ability to build effective business relationships, be able to support and guide a junior member of the team whilst being a team player with fantastic administrative and organisational talents.

This global and award-winning law firm has an outstanding reputation and is a popular employer that offers exceptional benefits and they will be able to offer you;

*Salary £38,000 (this may be flexible for the right experience)
*Excellent large company benefits
*Outstanding City of London location
*Opportunity to work for an award winning firm with a fantastic reputation in the market

To be successful in this Legal PA role, you will have:

*Experience as a Legal PA / Secretarial experience within legal
*Experience in a demanding, high performing professional services environment.
*Excellent diary management skills.
*Excellent organisational skills and time-management skills.
*Effective and professional telephone manner.
*Excellent attention to detail.
*Ability to work well under pressure remaining calm and focused.
*Client service orientated approach.
*Accountable and professional.
*Confident in Excel and PowerPoint


Key accountabilities within this Legal PA role include:

*Extensive diary management
*Organising travel, itineraries and schedules
*Extensive travel and expenses management
*Organising meetings
* Acting as a mentor to Junior PA and leading by example
Produce trial bundles ensuring the relevant court documents are in the relevant section etc. (with the support of the Junior PA)
* Demonstrate an understanding of the end-to-end billing process and Elite financial reporting; assisting Partners/fee earners by liaising with the billing team, producing the relevant documentation and reports, and prompting Partners/fee earners to complete all necessary paperwork etc


*Organising internal and external events including client entertainment events
*Managing incoming communication including phone calls and emails
*Creating PowerPoint presentations
*Typing outgoing correspondence, mail shots and documents
*Typing, amending, formatting and binding reports, documents and presentations
*Managing filing and electronic filing
*Meeting and greeting clients
*Booking meeting rooms, equipment etc
*Managing and updating contacts

If this Legal PA position sounds like you, apply now!