Onsite Senior Legal Assistant

Posted 5 days ago

Apply now

About the role

  • Legal Assistant providing secretarial and administrative support to lawyers at DLA Piper. Engaging with clients and managing documentation for legal matters.

Responsibilities

  • Provide secretarial, clerical and administrative support to lawyers and tax consultants
  • Ensure interface with people from outside the company
  • Assist in the planning and preparation of meetings and conferences
  • Draft daily correspondence and produce materials for events
  • Word-processing and formatting documents
  • Fill in forms and file documents with local authorities
  • Oversee record time and billings of lawyers and tax consultants
  • Collect client identification documents and assist in drafting legal assistance agreements
  • Open client matters and store documentation according to inner policies
  • Manage hourly rates for lawyers and tax consultants
  • Prepare monthly billing guides and record working time
  • Ensure information flow between the firm and clients

Requirements

  • Business sound written and spoken English
  • Highly computer literate (MS- Office, Word, Excel, Power Point, Email, Internet)
  • Good verbal and listening communications skills
  • Communication and relationship skills with colleagues and external clients
  • Ability to find solutions for problems faced
  • Ability to make decisions and assume responsibility
  • Ability to work independently and in a team
  • Sense of organization and ability to prioritize and plan
  • Attention to detail
  • Reliability
  • Initiative

Benefits

  • Supportive team environment
  • Opportunity for career advancement
  • Exposure to international legal practices
  • Professional growth opportunities

Job title

Senior Legal Assistant

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

Report this job

See something inaccurate? Let us know and we'll update the listing.

Report job