Legal Secretary (Labour & Employment) - London

Norton Rose LLP; City of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is looking for an experienced Legal Secretary to support their Labour & Employment practice in London. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role, strong organizational skills, and a proactive attitude. Key responsibilities include managing complex billing processes, diary management, and providing administrative support to partners and teams. This role is ideal for those aiming to progress their career in a professional service environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a professional service firm.
• Experience in Labour & Employment is preferred.
• Ability to manage complex billing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Providing secretarial and administration support for the Labour & Employment group.
• Managing diaries, travel arrangements, and events.
• Finalising and sending out bills and client inceptions.

Skills

Organisational skills

Positive attitude

Billing expertise

Proactive approach

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Aderant

Job description

Job Title Legal Secretary (Labour & Employment) - London

Ref No. 4986L

Job Location London

Work Type Full Time

Description

Our thriving London office is looking for a Legal Secretary to jointhe Labour & Employment Practice Group. We need you to be anorganised, professional individual who has a "can do"attitude and willing to go that extra mile to help colleagues at alltimes.

Our Team

You will be supporting the Labour & Employment practice groupproviding secretarial and administration support. You'll be reportinginto the London office Secretarial Services Manager and will beworking alongside Partners and Associates and other Secretaries.Occasionally you may be expected to provide support to other teams asand when required.

This role would be ideal for someone who is an experienced secretary,preferably in Labour & Employment, who has some exposure tosupporting at partner level and is ready to progress their career.

You'll be involved in heavy and complex billing tasks and reports, toinclude finalising and sending out bills, client and matter inceptionsand understanding KYC requirements. Diary management, event supportand dealing with international travel form part of this role alongwith assisting with extranet sites and updating BD and marketing data.

You must have a positive and professional approach at all times andwork efficiently in a very busy team.

You

As this is a varied role, you'll need to be an organised, proactiveindividual who can easily prioritise and juggle workloads. You'll needto have the flexibility to assist other departments when required. Youshould also be able to use your initiative and spot where help isneeded with limited supervision.

You'll also have experience of complex billing, client inceptions andworking in a law firm, preferably with Labour & Employmentexperience. Knowledge of Aderant is preferable.

As you will be dealing with clients of the firm, a positive, can-doand proactive attitude is required whilst portraying a professionalimage towards the client and the firm. Ideally you'll have goodknowledge of all Microsoft packages along with strong keyboard skills,and a good eye for detail are a must!

You will have a minimum of 5 years' experience of working in aprofessional service firm.

What you need to know

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, pleasevisit our careers site at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers. We areunable to process applications sent directly by email. Please completean online application.

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.