Rethink Recruitment

Legal Secretary

London, Greater LondonFull-time
About the Job
Legal Secretary - supporting 3 Partners - Hybrid working

Rethink Recruitment is partnering with a top global law firm to recruit a new Legal Secretary to assist 3 Private Equity and Real Estate partners. This hybrid role involves 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

About the role:
  • Managing day-to-day diary for lawyers, meetings, business itineraries, and coordinating travel arrangements. 
  • Composing correspondence.
  • Organising documentation for court promptly.
  • Establishing and maintaining filing and records in hard copy and electronic format.
  • Entering the relevant lawyer’s time daily into 3E and ensuring all time entries are finalised with the Accounting Department by month-end deadlines.
  • Managing the billing process for relevant lawyers.
  • Arranging with the Accounts Department for petty cash advances and reimbursement requests for out-of-pocket expenses. 
  • Requesting the payment of invoices or cheques drawn to appropriate client/matter numbers. Uses the Firm's online system, Chrome River, for expenses and invoices. 
  • Maintaining records in InterAction, inputting daily details of partner and counsel meetings with clients and contacts or referrer firms. 
About you:
  • Legal secretarial experience.
  • Highly client-focused and able to assist with business development activities.
  • Ability to effectively organise and prioritise workloads and lawyer issues to meet deadlines.
  • Excellent technical ability - typing speed of 70 WPM.
  • Experience with Worksite, 3E, Deltaview, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Excellent team player.

Interested?  Please contact us today for a confidential chat!