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Legal PA - Competition - Outstanding firm - £48k! (hybrid)

Legal PA - Competition - Outstanding firm - £48k! (hybrid)

  • Location

    London

  • Sector:

    Legal PA & Secretarial

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £45000 - £48000 per annum

  • Contact:

    David Stoddart

  • Contact email:

    david@jmlegal.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    DSCOMP01_1707125596

  • Published:

    6 months ago

  • Expiry date:

    2024-03-06

  • Consultant:

    ConsultantDrop

An outstanding UK firm is looking to recruit a Legal PA within their prominent Competition department.

Salary - £48,000

Hybrid - 50/50

Location - St Paul's

This Legal PA role is working for a Senior Partner and 5 others. The Senior Partner is a light-hearted individual so if you're an upbeat, positive person with a willing attitude and long to work in a team that's similar to yourself then you're in the right place!

The firm are open in terms of experience but are keen to consider applications from those with at least 2 years supporting at Partner level with their own allocation. Part of the wider Technology and Media team, a background in Competition would be great but given it's a niche area, Litigation, Corporate or Commercial will be fine.

Within this practice group, the Legal PA will have a broad range of duties and responsibilities, which include:

  • Diary management - anticipating and managing all areas of diaries
    * E-mail management, checking prioritising and summarising e-mails on a daily basis
    * Time management - ensuring fee earners time and narratives are inputted daily
    * Drafting correspondence as required
    * Comprehensive travel arrangements
    * Establishing own administrative systems
    * Efficiently managing own workload, being proactive and using initiative
    * Becoming adept at proof reading and quality checks on all work produced
    * Building good working relationships with colleagues
    * Establishing rapport with clients
    * Becoming familiar with legal terminology of practice area
    * Establishing relationships with clients and anticipating their needs
    * Document management, including opening files and archiving
    * Demonstrates an understanding of the end-to-end billing process and Elite
    * Assisting across practice groups/teams whenever he/she has spare capacity/as required
    * Undertaking typing as required either via dictation or mark ups
    * Delegating where necessary

If interested or you would like to see a full job description, please get in touch!