Legal Secretary Property Litigation and Trusts Chancery Lane Salary £43K Permanent role

Our client, a lovely law firm based in Chancery Lane has a new role in their friendly Property Litigation and Trusts team.

Duties will involve:

• Acting as a first point of contact:
• dealing with correspondence and phone calls.
• Managing diaries and organising meetings and appointments, often controlling access to the partner.
• Arranging travel and liaising re: transport and accommodation.Reminding the manager/executive of important tasks and deadlines.
• Typing, compiling and preparing reports and correspondence.
• Managing databases and filing systems.
• Implementing and maintaining procedures/administrative systems.
• Liaising with staff, suppliers and clients.
• Assist with business development and marketing initiatives
• Open files for new clients, create credit report, and create terms of business and client engagement letter.
• Liaise with Compliance Officer.
• Management and preparation of new client take on procedures.
• Prepare correspondence to be sent.
• Ensure electronic filing and paper based filing is up to date. Prepare court bundles (where necessary) for Property Litigation fee earners. To file documents and correspondence in date order; maintaining files in good order and compile documents
• Work as part of the team and assist other secretaries during busy times.

To secure this role it is essential you have:

• experience in Property Litigation department and/ or Litigation department .
• Minimum typing speed of 60 wpm.
• Advanced Microsoft Word.
• Experience with document management systems and billing packages.
• Excellent client service standards.
• Positive attitude.
• Ability to prioritise.
• Ability to problem solve and use initiative.