Our thriving London office is looking for a Legal Secretary to join
their dynamic team. We need you to be an organised, professional
individual who has a "can do" attitude to helping colleagues
at all times.
Our Firm
Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law
firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business
and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business
solutions by combining our legal, lobbying and political capabilities
and invaluable connections on the ground to a diverse mix of clients,
from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses,
start-up visionaries and sovereign nations.
More than 1,500 lawyers operating in 40+ offices across four
continents provide unrivalled access to expertise. In the UK, we have
offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.
The firm is committed to promoting an inclusive and supportive
working environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UK
offices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and DEI
programmes provide a variety of flexible working options to support
individuals' life journeys, helping our people pursue their personal
and professional goals.
Our Team
You will be part of the London Secretarial team providing secretarial
support to partners and associates with a focus on the Financial
Services practice. You'll also be expected to provide support to the
wider office and national locations as and when required. You'll be
reporting into the London Secretarial Services Manager.
Our Opportunity
This role would be ideal for someone who has worked in a professional
services environment with some experience of the Financial Services or
Corporate practices.
You'll conduct client and matter inceptions, undertake in-depth
billing and have involvement in some documentation work (with support
by our Document Services team). You'll be dealing with expenses,
arranging travel and supporting partners on their daily admin to
include time recording, diary management and inputting on the firm's
BD database whilst generally getting involved in the daily tasks of a
busy law firm.You'll also be responsible for the filing and archiving
for the team including electronic filing for partners.
You must have a positive and professional approach at all times.
You
As this is a varied role, you'll need to be an organised, proactive
individual who can easily prioritise. You'll need to have the
flexibility to assist other departments when required. You should also
be able to use your initiative and spot where help is needed with
limited supervision.
You'll also have experience of global travel arrangements and the
ability to juggle priorities. You will need to be confident in working
in Elite and monthly billing, liaising with credit control.
As you will be dealing with clients of the firm, excellent
communication skills are key for this role. Ideally you'll have good
knowledge of all Microsoft packages along with strong keyboard skills,
a quick typing speed and a good eye for detail are a must.
You will have at least 5 years' experience of working in a
professional service firm.
What you need to know
If you're interested in finding out more about this role, please
visit our website at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers. We are
unable to process applications sent directly by email. Please complete
an online application. We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis.
We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is
representative of our diverse society. We will make reasonable
adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is
inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply. We may collect relevant
data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process.
