Our thriving London office is looking for a Legal Secretary to
support our Data Privacy & Cybersecurity (DP&C) and
Environmental, Health & Safety (ES&H) Practice Groups.
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'll be reporting into the London office Secretarial Services
Manager and will be working alongside Partners and Associates and
other Secretaries. Occasionally you may be expected to provide
support to other teams as and when required.
Our Opportunity
You will be supporting the DP&C and ES&H groups, providing
secretarial and administration support. This role would be ideal for
someone who is an experienced Legal Secretary who is able to manage
busy diaries, inboxes and be very proactive. It is not essential to
have experience supporting DP&C or ES&H, but some knowledge
would be helpful.
You'll be involved in complex billing tasks, to include finalising
and sending out bills, client and matter inceptions and understanding
KYC requirements. Extensive diary management and managing and
proactively dealing with inboxes. The role involves dealing with
international travel and all elements of a busy secretarial role.
Our office hours in London are Monday - Friday, 09:30 - 17:30,
although flexibility is required.
You
As this is a varied role, you'll need to be an organised, proactive
individual who can easily prioritise and juggle workloads. 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 have experience of complex billing, client inceptions and
managing busy inboxes and extensive diary management. Proven
experience of working in a law firm is essential.
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,
and a good eye for detail are a must.
We need you to be an organised, professional individual who has a
"can do" attitude and willing to go that extra mile to help
colleagues at all times.
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.
