Trainee Family Legal Secretary

McKinlay Law; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading London law firm is seeking a legal secretary to assist a partner in high-end divorce work for wealthy clients. The role requires excellent IT and organisational skills and offers training in family law. Ideal for a candidate with 6-12 months of experience looking to advance their career. Expect a dynamic work environment with various secretarial and PA duties.

Qualifications

• 6-12 months experience in a law firm as a legal secretary or administrator.
• Willingness to train in family work.
• Ability to handle secretarial and PA duties.

Responsibilities

• Typing correspondence and creating documents.
• Planning diaries and organising meetings.
• Acting as a focal point within the team.

Skills

Excellent IT skills

Organisational skills

Positive attitude

Proactive attitude

Passion for family law

Job description

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Exciting opportunity for a legal secretary (with a background in any area of law) to join a leading London law firm and assist a partner who deals with high-end divorce work for a VIP celebrity client base and the ultra-wealthy. This is a fantastic opportunity with excellent long-term prospects for a candidate with only 6-12 months experience in a law firm as either a legal secretary or an administrator in any area of law as they are happy to train in family work.

The day to day of the role will involve a broad range of secretarial and PA duties including typing correspondence and creating documents, planning diaries, organising meetings and lunches, and generally being a focal point within the team.

It is essential that you have excellent IT and organisational skills, a positive and proactive attitude, and a genuine passion for family law. This would be an excellent opportunity for a legal secretary, who started their career in a regional law firm and now wants to make the move to a London practice and take on some PA duties in a top firm.

McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.