Personal Assistant - Legal
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- England,West Midlands,Birmingham
- full-time
- £29,000 - £32,000 per annum
Job Description:
Are you a detail orientated professional looking for a new challenge? Join a prestigious Law firm today!
As a recruitment partner for one of the UK’s top 500 law firms, I am thrilled to announce an opening for a Legal PA on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. We are seeking a dedicated professional to provide exceptional PA and administrative support to our esteemed Law Partners and Solicitors across the Birmingham office.
Location: Birmingham city centre
Salary: £29,000 - £32,000
Job type: 12-month Fixed Term Contract
Monday to Friday (Full time, 37.5 hours per week)
Hybrid working – 50/50 split
Day-to-day of the role:
• Process correspondence with clients, third parties, and the Court.
• Manage and maintain client files efficiently.
• Draft and respond to communications on behalf of Law Partners and Solicitors, prioritising tasks and managing e-filing systems.
• Handle client enquiries and provide timely responses.
• Answer calls, take messages, and manage communication flow.
• Arrange meetings, manage diaries, and ensure all engagements are well-coordinated.
• Prepare court bundles in both electronic and hard copy formats.
• Liaise with counsel’s and Judge’s clerks for filing court documents on the court’s e-filing system.
• Set up new clients, initiate new matters, and run conflict checks.
• Coordinate billing processes with partners and handle the raising of invoices for legal services.
• Manage disbursements, internal expenses, and address complex billing enquiries.
• Conduct public searches on the court system and monitor IP cause list, updating law fee earners accordingly.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
• Proven experience in a Legal PA role.
• Highly diligent with an exceptional level of attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills, capable of managing personal workload and organising others.
• Ability to work independently, manage upwards, and build strong working relationships with fee-earners.
• Proactive in resolving issues and capable of multitasking and prioritising workload effectively.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
As a recruitment partner for one of the UK’s top 500 law firms, I am thrilled to announce an opening for a Legal PA on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. We are seeking a dedicated professional to provide exceptional PA and administrative support to our esteemed Law Partners and Solicitors across the Birmingham office.
Location: Birmingham city centre
Salary: £29,000 - £32,000
Job type: 12-month Fixed Term Contract
Monday to Friday (Full time, 37.5 hours per week)
Hybrid working – 50/50 split
Day-to-day of the role:
• Process correspondence with clients, third parties, and the Court.
• Manage and maintain client files efficiently.
• Draft and respond to communications on behalf of Law Partners and Solicitors, prioritising tasks and managing e-filing systems.
• Handle client enquiries and provide timely responses.
• Answer calls, take messages, and manage communication flow.
• Arrange meetings, manage diaries, and ensure all engagements are well-coordinated.
• Prepare court bundles in both electronic and hard copy formats.
• Liaise with counsel’s and Judge’s clerks for filing court documents on the court’s e-filing system.
• Set up new clients, initiate new matters, and run conflict checks.
• Coordinate billing processes with partners and handle the raising of invoices for legal services.
• Manage disbursements, internal expenses, and address complex billing enquiries.
• Conduct public searches on the court system and monitor IP cause list, updating law fee earners accordingly.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
• Proven experience in a Legal PA role.
• Highly diligent with an exceptional level of attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills, capable of managing personal workload and organising others.
• Ability to work independently, manage upwards, and build strong working relationships with fee-earners.
• Proactive in resolving issues and capable of multitasking and prioritising workload effectively.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Job number 1751641
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Company Details:
, Reed Business Support
Company size: 2,500–4,999 employees
Industry: Admin, Secretarial
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