Float Legal Secretary

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Gibson Dunn is seeking a detail-oriented Legal Secretary for our London office. You will provide document production and secretarial support across the firm, coordinating diaries, meetings and events while maintaining strict confidentiality and professional standards.

The role requires excellent communication, organization, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time-management and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize responsibilities.
• Excellent judgment and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Diary management: coordinate meetings across multiple time zones and schedule attendees.
• Heavy document production: formatting, track changes, adherence to in-house style.
• Transcribe dictation and copy typing.
• Arrange meetings and events and track confirmations.
• Support billing processes with Accounts team and prepare expenses.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Multitasking

Judgment and decision-making

Job description

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

The firm has recently expanded its global network of 21 offices, including new offices in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh. We are now looking for a talented Legal Secretary to join our London office. A member of our wider Secretarial Team, the Legal Secretary provides document production and secretarial support to all areas of the business.

The successful candidate will ideally have prior secretarial or personal assistance experience, with the ability to work both independently and as a member of a team, in an effective and professional manner. The role requires exceptional organisation and time management skills, and the ability to adapt to the evolving needs and demands of the business.

This role reports to the Secretarial Coordinator or to such other persons as they may nominate from time to time.

Responsibilities include:

• Diary management, co-ordinating and scheduling meetings and calls for multiple attendees across different time zones, including potentially monitoring incoming fee earner emails and updating accordingly, booking venues and meeting rooms.
• Document production, including potentially heavy amendments and formatting, track changes and working in multiple versions of documents in house style and adhering to firm processes, document comparisons and working often to tight deadlines.
• Transcribing digital dictation and copy typing.
• Arranging meetings and events, liaising with attendees and tracking confirmations.
• Paper filing and archiving, liaising with Records Department as needed.
• Supporting fee earners and working with the Accounts team to carry out monthly billing processes.
• Making travel arrangements: arranging local and international transportation and accommodation, visa support where needed, anticipating all needs and ensuring trips are fully planned, providing support for changes.
• Supporting fee earners in ensuring daily timesheet recording using Expert Time.
• Preparation of expense reports using Chrome River; petty cash and cheque requests.
• Managing telephone calls, ensuring fee earner support for follow-up.
• Ad hoc photocopying, printing and scanning, liaising and working with Reprographics team as needed.
• Opening new client matters and ensuring compliance procedures (AML/KYC) are followed.
• Updating CRM database (InterAction) with client contacts and meeting activity.
• Supporting Partners and the Marketing team with Business Development activities, including event planning, pitching and meeting management.
• Ensuring Firm Audit Letters process is followed when requests are received.
• Assisting colleagues to ensure secretarial support for non-assigned fee earners is provided, as and when needed.
• Handling software translation requests.
• In addition to the duties summarised herein, we retain the right to include other reasonable duties which are part of, and incidental to, this type of work.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented in all tasks, including excellent proof-reading and research skills.
• Strong time-management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize responsibilities.
• Excellent judgment and decision-making skills.

Experience:

• Ability to develop strong internal and external relationships, including ability to work effectively with people at all levels.

Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.

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Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience. The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.