Evening Legal Secretary

McCann FitzGerald LLP; Dublin; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Life assurance and income protection

A great working environment

A lively sports and social club

Job summary

McCann FitzGerald LLP is seeking an experienced Evening Legal Secretary to support multiple Partners with secretarial and administrative duties. The role runs from 4:30pm to 12am, Monday to Wednesday, in Dublin.

The successful candidate will draft and prepare correspondence, manage documents and invoicing, and provide relief support within the firm as needed. Strong MS Office skills and a fast typing speed are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years relevant work experience.
• Very strong MS Office skills.
• 65+ wpm typing speed.
• A very high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and decision making.
• Ability to work in pressurised situations and across different time zones.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills; the ability to manage a busy workload and meet client needs on a consistent basis.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, amending, preparing correspondence and documentation to a high standard, in accordance with house style and to tight deadlines.
• Editing and converting PDF documents.
• Running redlines and processing marked-up documents.
• Dealing with client queries, ensuring they are handled in a professional, courteous and prompt manner.
• Client invoicing – drafting narratives, preparing reports, and tailoring to client specification through e-billing.
• Maintaining and archiving files – hard and soft copy.
• Dictaphone and copy typing.
• Other secretarial, administrative and ad hoc tasks and projects, as requested.

Skills

65+ WPM typing

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Time management

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Position Title: Evening Legal Secretary (3 evenings per week)

At McCann FitzGerald, we are a group of committed and passionate people who together create the strength of our firm. We combine world-class legal thinking with a human approach, to create advantage and unlock potential for our clients.

We work collaboratively, bringing the best people and teams together to solve complex issues, seize opportunities, and create better outcomes for clients.

The expectations of our clients, the competitive marketplace and our own ambitions have grown consistently over recent years. To ensure that we have the right structures in place to support the achievement of our goals we are currently recruiting for an experienced Evening Legal Secretary to join the Firm. The hours are 4:30pm-12am Monday to Wednesday.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing secretarial and administrative assistance to multiple Partners and to assist them in providing a professional service to the client.

In addition, the Legal Secretary may be asked to cover for other secretaries in their teams/groups and to provide relief assistance within the firm.

Key Responsibilities

• Drafting, amending, preparing correspondence and documentation to a high standard, in accordance with house style and to tight deadlines;
• Editing and converting PDF documents;
• Running redlines and processing marked-up documents;
• Dealing with client queries, ensuring they are handled in a professional, courteous and prompt manner;
• Client invoicing – drafting narratives, preparing reports, and tailoring to client specification through e-billing;
• Maintaining and archiving files – hard and soft copy;
• Dictaphone and copy typing;
• Other secretarial, administrative and ad hoc tasks and projects, as requested.

The successful candidate will have:

• A minimum of 2 years relevant work experience;
• Very strong MS Office skills;
• 65+ wpm typing speed;
• A very high level of accuracy and attention to detail;.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and decision making;
• Ability to work in pressurised situations and across different time zones; and
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills; the ability to manage a busy workload and meet client needs on a consistent basis.

Applicants must be currently authorised to work in Ireland on a full‑time basis. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visa status or work permit, now or in the future.

Our Offer

Pension contributions

Life assurance and income protection cover

A great working environment

A lively sports and social club