Employment & Litigation Legal Secretary

Job title:

Employment & Litigation Legal Secretary

Company

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

Job description

Edinburgh – £25,000 – £28,000 Legal Secretary – Employment & Litigation
Edinburgh – Hybrid
£25,000 – £28,000 – Experience Dependant

A fantastic, top 50 established Edinburgh firm, known to us as a client for many years are keen to add an experienced Legal Secretary to their already impressive team Employment & Litigation Team in Edinburgh.
Based in well-equipped Edinburgh offices in an impressive setting, close to commuter links, the Employment & Litigation Legal Secretary will benefit from working with a cohesive team of Secretaries, Administrators and Coordinators to deliver a high quality of a full range of Legal Secretarial Duties.

Duties and responsibilities of a Legal Secretary in Employment & Litigation:

• Prioritising workflow from the team inbox
• Internal and external meeting arrangements
• Organising meetings, ensuring the correct facilities are booked and liaising with internal / external attendees
• Responding and dealing with external or internal telephone calls and queries in a professional manner
• Organising travel arrangements
• Document formatting / amendments
• Organisation of file management, including closing of files and archiving
• Managing and understanding the end-to-end billing process
• Creating standard bills / disbursements / requesting credit notes
• Completing financial reports where required
• Managing group and fee earner contacts to ensure they are up to date
• Providing administrative support to fee earners
• Assisting on ad-hoc administration

Skills Required in Employment & Litigation:

• Extensive relevant experience as a Legal Secretary
• Excellent diary management
• IT literate with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Lync – Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams
• Basic understanding of billing
• Document management and filing efficiently
• Excellent telephone manner
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• Applies knowledge and judgement to solve problems and make decisions

The firm are offering 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, a hybrid working arrangement to suit the candidate, bonus, and a range of competitive benefits.

If you have the relevant experience for this Edinburgh based Employment & Litigation Legal Secretary role, please apply within or send your CV to rio@douglas-scott.co.uk for immediate consideration.

Expected salary

£25000 – 28000 per year

Location

Edinburgh

Job date

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:06:59 GMT

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