Legal Secretary

Your new company

Hays Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a client within the legal industry on an exclusive basis. This company is looking for a legal secretary to join their growing team in the Centre of Newcastle.

Your new role

• In conjunction with the fee earner, organise and prioritise workload on an ongoing basis;
• Maintain partners' diaries / be aware of partners' day-to-day commitments, and identify and resolve potential scheduling conflicts
• Manage, collate and submit the necessary forms for claiming partners' expenses
• Liaise with clients and take instructions, creating and maintaining information relating to clients and their matters;
• Liaise with finance to prepare and produce regular financial reports, and work with partners to monitor financial performance
• Prompt and assist in raising invoices on a regular and appropriate basis;
• Arranging meetings and organising team diaries; and liaising with marketing and events teams on planning and arranging business development events
• Regular telephone and email contact with colleagues and external clients
• Assisting with fee-earning duties, including preparing court bundles, drafting documentation, and conducting searches of public registers
• Liaising with the finance department to co-ordinate receipt and payment of client money
• Opening files in a timely manner, ensuring all relevant money ...