Float Legal Secretary

Law Support Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading US law firm in Greater London is searching for a Float Legal Secretary to join their highly collaborative team. This permanent role involves providing diverse secretarial and administrative support across multiple practice areas. Ideal candidates will possess prior legal secretarial experience and exhibit exemplary attention to detail, strong transcription abilities, and exceptional communication skills. The firm offers a competitive salary along with hybrid working arrangements, making this an attractive opportunity for qualified applicants.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working arrangements

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Prior legal secretarial experience, ideally within a law firm.
• Experience in professional services environments is acceptable.
• Demonstrated skills across different practice areas highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Proofreading, processing, and preparing documents.
• Transcription and dictation of handwritten documents.
• Managing and scheduling calendar and deadlines.
• Organising and prioritising communications and documents.
• Booking travel and accommodation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Transcription

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Tools

CRM software

Job description

We are currently recruiting on behalf of a leading US law firm, to assist them in their search for a new Float Legal Secretary.

This is a new permanent role in their London office, to work as part of their highly collaborative team, whereby the successful applicant will be responsible for providing a range of secretarial and administrative tasks across multiple practice areas.

Responsibilities will include:

• Proofreading, processing, and preparing documents to ensure accuracy.
• Utilising software applications.
• Transcription and dictation of handwritten documents.
• Managing and scheduling calendar, meeting, and deadline reminders.
• Organising and prioritising mail, phone calls, emails, and documents.
• Booking travel and accommodation arrangements.
• Maintaining e-filing and managing inboxes.
• Using the CRM to update client contacts.
• Ensuring weekly timesheets are timely dealt with.
• Performing overload document requests and filing as needed.
• Regularly attending training and meetings.

The firm are offering a competitive salary & benefits package, and hybrid working arrangements are in place.

Suitable candidates will have gained prior legal secretarial experience, ideally within a law firm, although professional services environments will also be considered. We are seeking applicants with exemplary attention to detail, transcription, communication, and organisation skills. Demonstrated experience across different practice areas is highly desired.

Please do not delay in applying; applications are being welcomed now, for immediate review, in order for the interview process to commence asap.

Successful applicants will be contacted by US Law Support and provided with full details.