Float Legal Secretary

Job Description

Float Legal Secretary

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Award-winning US law firm with exciting growth in their London office is seeking a daytime Float Legal Secretary on a full-time, permanent basis.

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• Generous salary

Excellent employee benefits, including free in-office meals

Hybrid working (4 days office / 1 day remote)

This role provides legal secretarial and administrative support to lawyers in a variety of temporary assignments. The successful candidate will work closely with other Legal Secretaries and the Secretarial Manager, as well as supporting the firm’s daytime Document Production Department during periods of absence or excessively busy times.

Float Legal Secretary – What You’ll Be Doing:

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• Producing and amending documents and correspondence from handwritten, dictated or printed material, often to tight work deadlines

Printing, scanning, faxing, and copying documentation

Deals promptly with telephone calls, directing enquiries and taking messages as appropriate

Provides back-up telephone coverage and support for lawyers and secretaries within the pod

Opens, sorts, and distributes mail as appropriate

Liaises with internal support departments and the firm’s global offices, establishing and maintaining effective communications

Performs other administrative or secretarial duties as necessary to assist the legal, secretarial, and the firm’s Document xehkeey Production teams

Float Legal Secretary – What We’re Looking For:

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• 3-4 years’ Legal Secretary experience gained within a law firm is essential

Float or similar experience working across various practice areas advantageous

Excellent document skills, proficient in Microsoft Word, and competent in Excel and PowerPoint

Possesses proficient spelling and grammar

Customer focused, with a flexible and helpful approach