Commercial Litigation PA

Description:

Job Title:

Commercial Litigation PA

Salary:

Dependent on Experience

Location:

Manchester City Centre

Hours:

37.5 hours (Monday to Friday)

Working Arrangements:

Hybrid options available after probation

Are you a candidate looking for your next move within the law industry? Do you have experience of working as a PA or Secretary within a professional setting? The Recruitment Co. are recruiting for one of our key clients based in Manchester City Centre and this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Job Responsibilities:

Working as part of a dynamic and high performing team, providing proactive, effective and efficient administrative support to a busy team of fee earners, including 2 Partners and 5 Solicitors
Diary management including scheduling internal and external meetings, room bookings, and co-ordinating and managing travel arrangements, ensuring the most cost-effective method is used
Liaising directly with clients, contacts, and Counsels' clerks
Completion of monthly invoicing, related financial management, collating, completing and submitting monthly expense claims
Liaising with other departments, accounts and central management
Assisting with the implementation of the team's business development strategies, preparing pitch / training documents / presentations and providing event support ensuring appropriate facilities, materials and catering is provided where necessary
Assisting with file management, including performing KYC and conflict checks ahead of client engagement, preparing engagement letters and accompanying documents for sending to the client, conducting regular reviews of matter reports with a view to identifying inactive matters, reviewing ledger balances and managing the archiving process
Undertaking typical administrative tasks including creating and formatting documents, dealing with telephone queries, filing, photocopying, printing, scanning and occasional audio / copy typing, as and when required
Working as a team with other support staff in the department, supporting each other to ensure all work is completed, inclusive of covering each others phones and diaries, providing holiday and sickness cover as and when requiredThe Candidate:

A minimum of 5 year's in a similar PA position within a professional services environment
An outgoing and friendly manner alongside an ability to adapt and work at a fast pace
Strong work ethic and can-do attitude
Work well under pressure and under unexpected deadlines
Excellent attention to detail
Numerate and able to understand accounts for the purpose of billing, paying disbursements and assisting credit control
IT literate, including knowledgeable use of Word and Excel programmes
Experience of Proclaim and iManage is desirable but not essential
Excellent time management and organisational qualities
Pro-active and able to prioritise and manage deadlines
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Adaptable to changing work tasks
Ability to work well on own or as part of a team
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in an assertive, professional manner

Please note that The Recruitment Co. are an equal opportunities employer

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The Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and we're committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace