Legal Secretarial Assistant London, England
Job description
A highly regarded and successful personal injury and medical negligence team, working on behalf of the claimant. The team has gone from strength to strength in recent years, resulting in many multimillion-pound settlements.
This is a great opportunity for someone with ILEX, or business/administration qualifications. Alternatively someone with strong office and administration skills from professional services who may like to develop these further in a law firm. We offer a fantastic working environment, a collaborative and friendly team, reward and recognition as well as training and development.
Inclusiveness and Diversity
At Fieldfisher we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, motivated and able to be themselves. Our Inclusiveness and Diversity ("I&D") Strategy is firmly rooted in Fieldfisher's overall business strategy; we very much view I&D as being core to the business and we aim to integrate it into all our systems and processes.
Accessibility information for our Manchester office can be found on our website: https://www.fieldfisher.com/en/locations/united-kingdom/contact-us/offices/accessing-fieldfisher-manchester
Please note Fieldfisher aims to ensure equality of opportunity and we are actively working towards improving the diversity of our staff. All applications will only be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.
What to expect?
The LSA provides junior secretarial, administrative and clerical support to the Partners, fee earners in the department by assisting and supporting the senior secretaries with tasks that included, but are not limited to the below:
- Photocopying, scanning and printing, taking care to check all work before passing over, i.e. are any pages missing, is the document legible
- Dealing with post folders
- Dealing with electronic portals e.g. High-Q/iManage share
- Supporting the preparation of bulk documentation, files and bundles
- Preparing voluminous and complicated packs of papers and ensuring that the correct papers go to the correct recipients and that they are carefully checked and presented professionally
- Using Outlook to send and monitor calendar appointments.
- Electronic and physical paper filing
- Taking responsibility for the files you keep and ensuring that they are always up to date and that papers can be retrieved easily
A bit about you
- The ideal candidate will have administration experience gained in a junior role within a professional services/law firm, looking to progress their career in a top city firm.
- Good overall IT skills, including the use Word and Outlook. Powerpoint and Excel would be helpful but not necessary.
- Good communication skills with the ability to liaise and work well with Partners, Associates, Fee earners, Business Support staff and other secretaries
- Typing speed of ideally 35wpm, we will help you to develop to a higher speed
- GCSE Maths and English, grade A*- C would be an advantage when applying.
What can we offer you?
Our people are at the core of what we do. Fieldfisher's benefits package is designed to enable all colleagues to thrive in an inclusive and supportive environment. These benefits range from private health insurance, life assurance & income protection, flexi-gym discounts, season ticket loans, bike-to-work loans, electric vehicle scheme and much more.
Fieldfisher HQ is based in the vibrant and thriving City of London, which has something for everyone. Offering excellent commuter links based a 5-minute walk away from Monument and Bank tube stations. Views overlooking the River Thames and Tower Bridge from our 9th floor terrace, open plan workspaces that encourages a sense of camaraderie, hybrid working and hot-desking, discounted coffee in our on-site cafe, bike storage, shower facilities and much more.
We have diverse teams made up of our Partners, Lawyers and Business Services Professionals, collaborating to provide outstanding service to our clients, working across our many different sectors and practice areas.
We understand the importance of collaboration outside of work with lots of different clubs and networks for our people to get involved in, including quiz nights, book club, choir, firm-funded yoga, fitness challenges, football teams, and inclusive events with our nominated charity partners. If you would like to know more, chat with our recruitment team or visit our social media channels to see for yourself!
Culture & personal development
We’re a firm with real entrepreneurial drive and we don’t believe in squashing people’s individuality. We want you to use your unique talents and experiences to help the firm grow. You can only do that by being yourself. And working closely and collaboratively with people throughout the firm. That’s why we foster a culture that encourages you to be yourself.
We’ll give you bespoke support to develop your own career. Whether that’s through allowing you to “access all areas” across the firm, funding you through training for professional development qualifications, or making sure you have a structured career plan, we’ll make sure your talents are being nurtured.
How to apply
Enter your email address on the job advert and press the 'apply now' button to submit your CV and to start your application.
Please note that we recruit on a rolling basis, meaning that your application will most likely be reviewed before the application deadline. We will continue to accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.
