Contract Junior Secretary

Tlt Llp; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

TLT LLP in Manchester is seeking a Junior Legal Secretary to support our Investigations and Contentious Regulatory team on an initial 3-month contract, with potential extension, paid on a competitive day rate via an Umbrella company.

You will assist with secretarial tasks, financial administration, client invoicing, diary management and proofreading of legal reports, using Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Exceptional organisational skills and discretion.
• Ability to anticipate and resolve challenges in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong prioritisation and workload management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Investigations and Contentious Regulatory team with all secretarial tasks.
• Assist fee earners with financial management (disbursements, client balances, billing).
• Create monthly invoices for clients.
• Manage diaries and book meetings/venues; arrange internal and external appointments.
• Proofread, amend and style legal reports and other documents; maintain confidentiality.
• Experience with MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and case management systems.

Skills

Organisational skills

Discretion

Proactive problem solving

Tools

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

We are seeking a Junior Legal Secretary within our Investigations and Contentious Regulatory team in Manchester. This role is an initial 3-month contract, with the potential for extension, and will be paid on a competitive day rate via an Umbrella company.,

• Supporting the team by carrying out all secretarial tasks and help, when necessary, with all administrative tasks.
• Assisting the fee earners with financial management e.g. disbursements, client balances, dealing with a range of client specific billing requirements.
• Creating the monthly invoices to be issued to the clients.
• Diary management for all fee earners; arranging internal and external appointments and, making arrangements for meetings; booking meetings rooms or external venues as required.
• Proof reading, amending and house styling legal reports and non TLT documents. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional organisational skills, discretion, and the ability to anticipate and resolve challenges before they elevate., Experience in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel are required.
• Experience in case management systems.
• Exceptional prioritising/organisational skills.
• Strong ability to self-manage a large workload in a busy team.
• Confident in delegation of work when necessary. Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. Over the last few years TLT's successful growth, delivery of high-quality work and support for colleagues has been consistently recognised by The Times and at the Legal Business, The Lawyer and British Legal Awards. Our ambition is to create opportunities for what comes next for our clients, recognised as their 1st tier adviser and being valued for our values. We do this in our unique way by creating social value and a dynamic environment where our people are curious, creative and ambitious for their success.