Legal Personal Assistant

Law Support Limited; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm in London is seeking a Legal Personal Assistant to support their team with administrative and secretarial duties. The successful candidate will manage complex travel arrangements, coordinate meetings, and handle legal documentation. This role offers a competitive salary up to £60,000 and benefits, with hybrid working arrangements available.

Qualifications

• Experience in legal secretarial duties preferably within a law firm or professional services.
• Ability to manage complex travel and diary arrangements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Type, edit and proofread documents.
• Manage complex travel arrangements.
• Handle general administrative duties and coordinate with IT.

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

Exemplary organisation

Diary management

Complex travel arrangements

Job description

We are currently recruiting on behalf of leading global law firm, to assist them in their search for a new Legal Personal Assistant.

This is a new role in their London office, to work as part of their highly collaborative team, whereby the successful applicant will be responsible for a range of administrative and secretarial duties throughout the London office and supporting assigned Associates and Partners.

Responsibilities

• Accurately typing, editing, and proofreading content and documents for errors.
• Amending large documents and completing work efficiently to deadlines.
• Handling complex travel arrangements and liaising with other offices to ensure visiting London lawyers will be supported.
• Performing general administrative duties, such as, booking meetings and conference rooms, managing inboxes, and coordinating with IT when necessary.
• Logging expense reports onto Chrome River and ensuring expenses are timely processed.
• Proactively understanding and implementing conflict searches.
• Clearly communicating with internal and external stakeholders and clients.
• Handling the opening, closing, and filing of legal and administrative details and documents.
• Attending training as necessary and developing strong working relationships.

The firm are offering a competitive salary up to £60,000 & benefits package, and hybrid working arrangements are in place.

Qualifications

Suitable candidates will have gained legal secretarial experience, ideally within a law firm, although professional services environments will also be considered. We are seeking applicants with exemplary organisation, adaptability, a can-do attitude, diary management, and complex travel experience. Previous experience within a Litigation department 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.