Larbey Evans Ltd
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London, Greater London
Step-up to Legal PA at Boutique Law Firm to £28,000
Overview
We have an outstanding opportunity for someone who is looking for a career as a Legal PA and is currently working as either a Junior Legal Secretary or Administrative Assistant to step in to a busy role as a Legal PA – this firm is only looking for a minimum of 6-12 months’ experience from either role in a law firm and who has already the skillset and the knowledge to undertake this busy role. This position will be in the Private Client and Tax Team, where you will cover legal matters such as investments, taxation, estate management, wills and testamentary issues. Duties will include managing diaries, ensuring they are up-to-date and reminding fee earners of meetings etc on a daily basis; arranging meetings, booking conference rooms, refreshments, checking rooms prior to meetings etc and liaising with other attendees, both internal and external; organising complex travel and accommodation arrangements, ensuring confirmation of reservations, dealing with related invoices and putting together accurate schedules for fee earners; arranging for or, where not appropriate, conducting photocopying, printing, organising couriers, sending out of letters, faxes etc; opening and closing of general files, general filing, record keeping and archiving of files; using effective systems to ensure that both short and long term tasks are completed within required timescales; taking internal and external telephone queries, responding as appropriate and/or ensuring that all messages are passed on in a timely manner; monitoring post and/or e-mails and dealing with as appropriate and ensuring that all client related correspondence is passed on to an appropriate fee earner if the relevant person is out of the office; liaising with business support departments on behalf of fee earners as required; be part of client care team and be familiar with contacts/clients; assisting fee earners in ensuring their time is recorded properly and entered onto the system on a daily basis; assisting fee earners in the billing and credit control process by liaising with the fee earner and accounts and to produce standard financial/time reports through the system and any other ad hoc duties that may arise.