Legal Assistant

Prepare correspondence and documents through dictation, word processing and be IT literate, and able to work as part of a team but also under your own initiative.

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to legal professionals, including managing calendars and scheduling appointments.
• Prepare, proofread, and format legal documents using Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Conduct audio typing for legal correspondence and documentation.
• Maintain an organised filing system for both physical and electronic documents.
• Communicate with clients and other organisations as required, ensuring professionalism at all times.
• Utilise IT systems effectively to manage information and support office operations.
• Perform general office duties such as answering telephones, managing correspondence, and maintaining office supplies.
• Administer filing which will include daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with the detailed procedures contained in the office manual.
• Making appointments, arrange meetings and to maintain an up-to-date diary for their (his/her) principal.
• Flexible to cover other legal secretaries around the business.
  
  Previous/current legal assistant/secretary
• Case management system
• Work under pressure.
• Excellent phone manner
• Attentive
• Methodical