| Salary band | £20k - £30k |
|---|---|
| Salary details | Good Package |
| Location | Manchester |
| Job type | Permanent |
| Company | Douglas Scott Ltd |
| Contact | Suzanne Nolan |
| Specialist Areas | Construction |
| Posted | 16th Jul 2008 |
| Expires | 30th Jul 2008 |
Legal Secretary Construction Manchester - £25k
Our client is an international law firm particularly known for its dispute resolution and real estate expertise. They advise in relation to specialist areas of law including insurance, real estate, construction and product liability, and have a leading Hispanic practice.
The role: providing secretarial/PA support to three designated legal professionals within the Construction team. You will have relevant technical and specialist experience of the work carried out in the team and be able to carry out the full range of secretarial duties to ensure the smooth running of the team. Duties will include providing total organisational and administrative support to the team, having the ability to carry out a high and demanding turnover of work including correspondence and document preparation/presentation with and without instructions, internal and external enquiry handling, transcribing digital dictation and transmitting information and directives to and from fee earners clearly and ensuring follow-up. You will also be required to efficiently maintaining general and confidential systems, records files and consistently reviewing effectiveness, develop new systems as and when needed, diary management including prioritising, coordinating and organising appointments/meetings, arranging and attending internal and external functions, conferences and meetings, preparing and distributing papers and agendas and/or handouts and receiving external visitors.
Candidates must be highly organised in filing and file keeping, hold relevant technical certificates in key-boarding or demonstrate equivalent experience, have a typing speed of 70 wpm audio and have experience of working in a legal environment.
Experience in Construction (within a legal environment) is essential.
HOURS OF WORK:
9.30 am to 5.30 pm with flexibility as and when required.
Douglas Scott is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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