Legal Secretary

Kennedys; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm is seeking a Legal Secretary in London. This role involves managing tasks for the fee-earning team, assisting with court documents, and liaising with clients both over the phone and in person. Candidates should possess previous secretarial experience and a competent understanding of legal practices, along with proficiency in office software. The firm promotes diversity and inclusivity within its workforce.

Qualifications

• Previous secretarial experience is essential.
• Competent knowledge about legal practice required.
• Proficient in word processing and office software.

Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritize tasks according to urgency.
• Access and store reports, correspondence, and documents.
• Take and record accurate messages promptly.
• Attend to clients professionally via phone and in person.

Skills

Secretarial experience

Knowledge about legal practice

Proficiency in word processing/office software

Job description

Kennedys is looking for a Legal Secretary to join our London office.The role will include working on court documents, identifying key dates/deadlines, liaising with team to complete client returns and general office admin duties.

Team

Kennedys Financial lines and political risks team handle a vast range of insurance disputes and litigation, with a particular focus on Financial Institutions, Directors & Officers Insurance, and Political Risks and Crime coverage. Our clients include general insurers and reinsurers, global composites, Lloyd's syndicates, self-insured PLCs and self-insuring government bodies.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and prioritise tasks according to urgency for fee earning team
• Access and store copy reports, correspondence and documents produced by the Document Production Team
• Seek to develop knowledge of the team practice area, learning how it operates and adhering to it
• Take and record accurate messages and pass on to the appropriate person and without unnecessary delay
• Attend to clients both on the telephone and in person in a professional manner.

Required experience

• Previous secretarial experience
• Competent knowledge about legal practice
• Proficient in word processing/office software.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.