Legal Secretary (Financial Services) - London

Norton Rose LLP; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary for its growing Financial Services team in London. The role demands a proactive individual with strong organizational skills and a proven track record in supporting senior partners. Candidates should possess extensive legal environment experience, manage complex diaries, and maintain an efficient workflow. The firm offers a dynamic work atmosphere committed to inclusivity and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a legal role supporting Partners.
• Must demonstrate proactive and organized work style.
• Familiarity with billing and financial support tasks required.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex travel and diary management.
• Handle monthly financial reports for clients.
• Proactively initiate KYC processes for new clients.

Skills

Organizational skills

Problem Solving

Professionalism

Communication

Education

Experience in a legal environment

Tools

Microsoft packages

Aderant

Job description

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Job Title Legal Secretary (Financial Services) - London

Ref No. 5555

Job Location London

Work Type Full Time

Description

Our thriving London office is looking for a proactive, experiencedLegal Secretary who is ready to develop and grow with the newest teamto our Financial Services group in our London office. You must be aproven organised, professional individual who has a 'can do' attitudeand who is willing to go the extra mile to help colleagues at alltimes. You must be able to demonstrate experience with heavy andcomplex travel, diary management and working for a very fast paced team.

Our Firm

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated lawfirms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, businessand government meet. We deliver commercially focused businesssolutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leadingcorporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries andsovereign nations.

With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across fourcontinents, the firm is renowned for its local connections and globalinfluence, delivering comprehensive legal services across NorthAmerica, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Inthe UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.

The firm is committed to promoting a collaborative and supportiveworking environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UKoffices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and workplaceculture and development programmes provide a variety of flexibleworking options to support individuals' life journeys, helping ourpeople pursue their personal and professional goals.

Our Team

You will be supporting a group of Partners who have a heavy andcomplex workload. You will be reporting into the London officeSecretarial Services Manager and will be working alongside the widerLondon secretarial team.

In this dynamic and busy role, no two days will be the same. Thisrole would be ideal for an experienced Legal Secretary who is able tonavigate heavy and complex travel, manage busy diaries, deal withactive email inboxes and action emails without prompting where necessary.

You'll be responsible for the billing and financial support requiredfor the team, proactively managing it with limited involvement fromthe Partners. This will include managing monthly financial reports forclients. You will also lead on ensuring all new clients are promptlyincepted, dealing with all KYC requirements.

You must always have a positive and professional approach and workefficiently in a busy environment.

Monday-Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm

You

You will need proven experience of working at a senior level as youwill be working with limited supervision. You need to be veryorganised, proactive, enthusiastic, a go getter and able to solveproblems or have the initiative to find creative solutions to varying situations.

You will have worked in a legal environment supporting Partners forat least 5 years, with proven experience of working at a senior level,and understand the fundamental workings of a busy law firm.

You will have a strong knowledge of the systems and packages usedwithin law firms to include all Microsoft packages and Aderant.

What you need to know

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, pleasevisit our website atwww.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers inthe first instance. We are unable to process applications sentdirectly by email. Please complete an online application. No agencyCVs accepted at this time.

We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce isrepresentative of our society. We welcome applications regardless ofage, neurodiversity, disability, family or parental status, race,religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity andexpression or other legally protected characteristics. We will makereasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process toensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply.

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