EB Recruitment is delighted to bring to the market a rare opportunity for a Trainee Legal PA to work with a highly established legal firm in Scotland. This role will be based within the firm’s busy Commercial Property department in their Glasgow office.
This busy and varied role will involve supporting a team of Solicitors, Paralegals and working alongside a team of PA’s. Full training and support will be provided. This is a great opportunity to build experience at this level within the legal industry.
Duties include:
- Responsible for all communication, internally and externally for the fee earners
- When required out with the document production team, create/amend large document work using track changes etc
- Compile PowerPoint presentations and excel spread sheets as required
- Proof read documents to ensure accuracy is maintained
- Organise and attend meetings including note taking
- Coordinate and book client meetings, including arranging of travel and accommodation
- Liaise with typing team re document management
- Diary management
- Coordinate event invites
- Maintain client details on system
- Assist with ad hoc administration
- Undertake filing/scanning and coordinate photocopying/binding
- Responsible got client and matter process
- Complete pre bills, update time recording records and reporting
- Assist with other duties as required by the team
Skills and Experience required:
- Entry level Legal Administration or Legal Secretarial experience is advantageous
- Candidates with some PA or Secretarial experience out with the legal industry will be considered, Professional Services experience advantageous
- Ability to work under pressure at times and manage busy workload
- Highly organised
- Willing to learn
- Excellent IT skills – MS Office, Inhouse Systems
- Good communication skills