Legal Secretary (VA824)
Location:
- Bermuda
Department:
Litigation
Experience:
A minimum of five years' recent experience in a senior secretarial role, including three years of recent experience in a secretarial role within a litigation team at a law firm
Carey Olsen is looking for a Legal Secretary to join the Litigation team in our Bermuda office. You will work as part of a team of secretaries to provide secretarial and administrative support to a group of designated fee earners allowing for fee earners' time to be used more efficiently on client related work.
If you have the necessary experience, great interpersonal skills and thrive on being busy then we would love to hear from you.
Key duties and responsibilities include:
- General administrative and secretarial support, including but not limited to assisting with file management as required
- Preparation of general correspondence, legal documents and bills under the supervision of fee earners
- Assisting with conflict checks and file opening procedures
- Answering telephones and email messages
- Arranging meetings and diary management
- Maintaining physical and electronic files as well as client databases
- Organizing all logistics relating to travel plans, including drafting marketing and business development reports
The ideal candidates should have:
- A minimum of five years' recent experience in a senior secretarial role, including three years of recent experience in a secretarial role within a litigation team at a law firm
- Recent and demonstrable experience with court procedures
- Excellent planning and organisation skills
- Ability to prioritise effectively and efficiently under pressure
- Excellent verbal, written and proofreading skills and prior experience in preparing complex and properly formatted documents
- Team oriented with a flexible approach to assisting colleagues in a multi-team working environment
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