Legal Secretary

About This Role

This legal secretary role supports the Dispute Resolution team of a leading IP law firm in Central London. The successful candidate will provide full PA and administrative support to approximately six fee earners of mixed seniority, working closely with an Admin Assistant and reporting to the Team Leader.

Responsibilities

• Meet regularly with allocated fee earners to review progress and discuss outstanding matters
• Manage inboxes and diaries, including scheduling meetings, preparing papers, and coordinating logistics
• Arrange extensive international travel itineraries
• Prepare invoices, including reviewing narratives, verifying client details, and liaising with the accounts team
• Monitor e-workspaces/inboxes and manage files independently when fee earners are away
• Attend team and practice group meetings
• Manage files, including liaising with Records, updating special instructions, and maintaining the DMS
• Create and maintain intranet content
• Prepare official forms and monitor daily prompt schedules
• Draft and amend letters, emails, and court documents to a consistently high standard
• Apply up-to-date client special instructions

Requirements

• Previous legal secretary experience
• Minimum 5 GCSEs at grade 5 or above
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office

Nice to have:

• Legal secretary or business administration related qualification
• Litigation or Dispute Resolution experience

Benefits

• Excellent benefits
• Bonus

Important Details

• Work format: 60% remote working