FLOAT PA

Posted 25 November 2019
Salary £35000 - £37000 per annum + + Amazing Benefits
Location
Job type Permanent
Discipline HR & Executive Support
ReferenceEM17363_1574681031
Contact NameEllie Merritt

Job description

FLOAT PA

CITY OF LONDON

£35-37K

My client, a leading Legal firm are currently recruiting for a Float PA to join their busy team in London.

The successful candidate must be an experienced Legal Secretary (5+ years), any previous float experience is a bonus but not pre-requisite.

You will be covering various practice areas so MUST be able to adapt to different working styles. Legal billing/finance is also a MUST.

Duties:

  • Coordination of tasks, delegating to DPs and AA teams ensuring the completed task is checked and ready to return to the fee earner
  • Producing documents which are too confidential and sensitive to be produced
  • Diary management looking ahead fee earners diaries to remind them of diary commitments
  • Arranging external and internal meetings
  • Setting up meeting and conference calls
  • Taking messages and passing on the information and dealing with queries as appropriate in a professional and timely manner
  • Checking voicemails and emails when fee earners are away from the office ensuring urgent messages are redirected
  • Organising, supporting and preparing for all marketing activities
  • All general PA Ad hoc duties

Ideal Candidate:

  • Highly organised
  • Attention to detail
  • 5+ years as a Team Secretary - Float experience is a bonus
  • Flexible and able to juggle lots of different duties at once
  • Capable of working independently, but also someone who is happy to be delegated to
  • Great interpersonal skills: someone who will foster strong working relationships with the rest of the team
  • Strong work ethic and mature outlook