A well-regarded top 100 ranked law firm requires a Legal Assistant within their Private Client team based from their London office.

Purpose of the role:

To provide an efficient and effective administrative support to the team in which you work, enabling the team to function effectively and achieve its objectives. To ensure that work done by the team complies with internal quality standards and external requirements.

Duties will include:

Manage an administrative workload under the guidance of fee earners Provide administrative support to fee earners including file-opening, telephone management, document production (incl. audio-typing, managing voice recognition procedures and outsourcing providers), filing/ archiving, photocopying, email management, online portal management and dealing with post Draft documents and bills, under supervision, using appropriate precedents and templates to accurately reflect fee earner instructions Undertake basic legal processes, under supervision, such as assisting to process cases through portals, obtaining relevant documentation, arranging case meetings, arranging funding, liaising with the court, completing relevant forms and processing monies Correspond with clients as required through telephone, email, letter and face to face Providing excellent client service at all times and adhere to the firms Client Experience (CX) principles Check to ensure all work complies with risk management policies and procedures, in particular concerning file opening processes and anti-money laundering. Audit files with the department to ensure files comply with risk management policies and procedures Deal with new enquiries for the department Provide administrative support for business development and marketing activities including booking facilities and refreshments, booking specialist, preparing presentation materials and associated marketing documentation

Skills, Experience and Attributes required.

Previous experience within a Legal Assistant, Legal Secretary or Administrative role Excellent organisation capability with the ability to effectively prioritise Solid understanding of Microsoft Office suite and other relevant IT platforms Strong written communication skills Demonstrate a good understanding of client relationship management.

The role will require 2-3 days based from the Central London office.

Salary subject to skills and experience

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be suitable for this role please send your CV for consideration.

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

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