Paralegal/legal secretary

Elborne Mitchell LLP is a provider of specialist legal services to the insurance market and to a range of commercial clients (including national and international lending institutions) across a number of practice areas.

We are looking for a paralegal/legal secretary to provide paralegal/administrative and secretarial support to fee earners.

Duties may include:

• Paralegal assistance (law degree preferable)
• Assisting with client events, including our lecture programme
• Drafting, amending and proofing documents and emails
• File management: opening and closing files, archiving closed matters
• Diary and travel management
• Answering telephone calls, monitoring voicemail, distributing messages, setting up conference calls and taking messages
• Maintaining paper and electronic filing; scanning and copying post for distribution and records
• Bill preparation, including draft narratives (Excel skills are an advantage here)
• Dictation transcription (Olympus)
• Assisting others as necessary, including reception assistance/cover, contact database management

Key Attributes

• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Well organised
• Able to prioritise effectively
• Positive and clear thinker with initiative
• Good communication skills
• Flexible and committed

How to apply?

If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV and covering letter to Margaret Martin, [email protected], by 7 August 2015.