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Reporting Line

Team Leader

Requirement:

• 5+ years of secretarial experience with a professional services company
• Familiarity with legal documents and terminology
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office programs (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook)
• Experience with legal technology (document management systems, transcription software, dictaphone, etc)
• Superior written and oral communication skills in English
• Ability to work with a team of lawyers and other colleagues.
• Outstanding time-management and accurate typing skills
• Capability to effectively prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to build relationships with senior executives.
• Good problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Demonstrate a courteous and professional demeanour.

Primary Job Purpose:

• Writing common forms of legal correspondence
• Help prepare legal documents.
• Assist associates by using their thorough knowledge of how to file legal documents and in some cases, court room procedures.
• Generate a lot of legal content that is used for communication between attorneys and their clients.
• Carry out tasks that require them to answer phones, run errands, coordinate meetings and greet visitors, when necessary, support senior members of a department and backup team leaders in the event of the team leader\'s absence.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Must familiarize themselves with legal terminology.
• Expected to perform typing and transcription of documentation as required by the associate/partner.
• Compose and type letters, memos, correspondence and reports.
• Participate in the billing process, new matter and closing matter request forms, enter monthly timesheets as well as reminder for client payments and following up client billing queries with finance.
• Participate in meetings for minutes, amend routine legal documents and correspondence as well as proofread when required.
• Expected to adhere to the Firm\'s policies and procedures.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Essential to our success as a regional law firm is our ability to attract and retain the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are committed to a work environment where everyone can reach their potential and we have an inclusive culture which respects individual differences.

We undertake and support a number of internal and external initiatives aimed at increasing diversity within the profession and we encourage all our partners and staff to get involved.

Al Tamimi & Company is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and support those in the workplace who have a disability.

Al Tamimi & Company