ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT

JOB TITLE: LEGAL ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT

HOURS OF WORK: 9am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday

BENEFITS: Excellent additional bens + Paid parking permits

Are you an experienced Legal Administrator looking to join a leading, dynamic, and progressive firm? If so, an excellent opportunity has arisen for an Administrative Assistant for a forward-thinking company based in Milton Keynes. Our client is ambitious and looking to grow. If you are currently a Legal Secretary or an administrative Assistant and looking to develop and drive your career forward, we would welcome your CV.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

To provide effective support services to the firm. Duties will include:

• Ability to draft simple correspondence unsupervised and confidently produce legal documents and correspondence as and when required.
• Ability to prepare Companies House forms, board minutes and resolutions using precedents under supervision.
• Ability to set up and maintain files (both electronic and hard files) efficiently and effectively.
• Confidence and ability to communicate at senior levels.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop a good rapport with all the members of the team.
• Team player able to fit into a friendly but busy team.
• Excellent organisational ability with a friendly but professional attitude.
• Ability to work accurately when under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Confidently manage accounts and money laundering duties associated with client files.
• General Accounts, Solicitor’s Accounts Rules and Money Laundering Procedures

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• Previous secretarial or administrative experience - law firm desirable
• Reliable with the ability to be flexible working when workloads demand and have the ability to do overtime in line with the team’s system agreed from time to time.
• Familiar with Oyez / Laser Forms
• Familiar with Advanced track change features in Word or other document comparison packages such as Deltaview
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise work and resources effectively.
• Strong attention to detail, enthusiastic, proactive and driven individual.
• First class customer service skills.
• Computer literate with prior experience of MS office (Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Team player with the ability to be self-motivated and work on their initiative.