My client is a leading UK law firm based in state of the art offices in Central Manchester. They are looking for a Junior PA to join their Corporate team looking after a partner and team of five fee earners. The ideal candidate will have some experience within a PA or Legal Administration role.
Duties for a Legal PA include:
• Understand and assists with the billing process and associated financial management tasks
• Engage with fee earners to understand and assist in general financial housekeeping
• Monitoring e-mails for the team and Partners
• Diary management for the wider team and chosen individuals
• Travel and accommodation management
• Adheres to firmwide and divisional Best Practice protocols
• Adheres to the firm's risk and compliance policies and procedures and raises any issues or queries promptly with the relevant Partner and / or Risk and Compliance
• Successfully completes, on time, all compulsory firm training
• Develops skillset in order to support fee earners with their business development and marketing activity
• Builds rapport and develops effective working relationships with fee earner teams
• Answering and fielding of all incoming calls for the team
• Keeping Outlook emails and contacts updated and filed accordingly
• Filing of scheme documentation/archiving closed files when appropriate
• Mail management and allocation duties out to team
• Ensure video conferences are set up correctly with equipment etc.
• Liaison with other offices on meetings and problem solving
Personal Specification for a Legal PA
• Previous experience as PA within Legal or professional services. Ideally within commercial
• Excellent organisation skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines