skills/knowledge requirements

Essential:

• File and diary management
• Electronic and paper filing
• Printing, sorting and filing emails
• Printing, collating and ordering documentation from outsourced workers
• Assisting with the preparation of bundles of documents for Court, Counsel and/or experts
• Assisting the paralegals and trainees with new client enquiries
• Becoming familiar with, and observing the internal requirements of the firm as to file opening and file closing procedures, both electronically and manually
• Assisting with the department’s archiving as directed by the department’s personal assistant
• Becoming familiar with the firm’s accounting procedures, and the maintenance of all necessary records and any other administrative requirement

Skills and Experience:

• Good qualifications
• You will need to be enthusiastic, have good communication, with strong organisational and administrative skills
• You should have a flexible and professional attitude, and an ability to work quickly under pressure as well as being able to work as part of a team
• Experience in administration which has helped develop transferrable skills needed to handle complex information and interact effectively with colleagues and the public (essential)
• Experience in administration from any sector (legal experience is not required).
• A flexible, professional attitude with a desire to build a long-term career in administrative support.