Our thriving London office has a newly joined Environmental, Health
& Safety (ESH) team and is looking for a proactive, experienced
Legal Secretary who is ready to develop and grow with our newest team
in London, and form part of the wider ESH Practice Group. 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.
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 supporting the Environmental, Health & Safety
practice group, providing secretarial and administration support.
You'll be reporting into the London office Secretarial Services
Manager and will be working alongside Partners and Associates and
other Secretaries. You may be expected to provide support to other
teams as and when required.
Our Opportunity
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. Some knowledge of ESH would be helpful but is not
essential.
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, proactively dealing
with inboxes and getting to know the clients of this team . The role
involves dealing with international travel and all elements of a busy
legal secretarial role.
You must have a positive and professional approach at all times and
work efficiently in a busy environment.
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.
You will have a minimum of 5 years' experience as a Legal Secretary.
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.
