Float Legal Secretary

Larbey Evans Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious law firm in the City is seeking a Float Legal Secretary for a full-time position due to exciting growth. The successful candidate will manage document processing, calendar systems, and travel arrangements. Ideal applicants will have previous legal secretarial experience and a keen ability to proofread legal documents. This role offers a competitive salary and tremendous benefits, including hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Free in-office meals, snacks, and refreshments

Hybrid working – 4 days office / 1 day WFH

Qualifications

• Previous legal secretarial experience within a law firm environment to produce accurate legal documents.
• Ability to proofread typed material for grammatical, typographical, or spelling errors.

Responsibilities

• Follow the firm’s document processing methods and procedures, creates, spell checks, edits and proofreads work product.
• Manage calendar and deadline reminder systems.
• Book travel/accommodation arrangements and prepare itineraries.

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

Ability to transcribe legal documents

Proofreading skills

Experience across various practice areas

Job description

Float Legal Secretary

Powerhouse US law firm with impressive offices in the City is seeking a Float Legal Secretary on a full-time, permanent basis due to exciting growth in their London office. We’re looking for a resourceful team-player who can work in a progressive fast-paced environment with competing demands, while remaining flexible, proactive, and efficient.

• Competitive salary
• Tremendous employee benefits, including free in-office meals, snacks, and refreshments
• Hybrid working – 4 days office / 1 day WFH
• 09:30-17:30 working hours

Float Legal Secretary Key Responsibilities:

• Follow the firm’s document processing methods and procedures, creates, spell checks, edits and proofreads work product to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Transcribes from handwritten materials and (if applicable) dictation
• Establishes and maintains calendar and deadline reminder systems
• Schedules and organises activities such as meetings, conferences, departmental activities
• Books travel/accommodation arrangements, prepares itineraries and follows up on travel expenses to process for payment
• Opens new files, maintains all client and general files
• Ensures that attorneys weekly timesheets entries are dealt with in a timely manner

Float Legal Secretary Skills & Requirements:

• Previous legal secretarial experience within a law firm environment in order to produce accurate legal documents
• Experience floating across many practice areas
• Ability to transcribe legal documents, correspondence, and reports from rough draft or dictation
• Ability to proofread typed material for grammatical, typographical, or spelling errors