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The Legal PA's principal role is to provide Lawyers with the support they need to provide legal services to clients and help them maximise the amount of time they are able to spend on fee-earning and other essential tasks by assisting in the management and execution of their day to day workload.
Job Responsibility
Managing diaries, ensuring they are up to date and reminding lawyers of meetings etc on a daily basis
Arranging meetings, booking conference rooms, refreshments, checking rooms prior to meetings etc and liaising with other attendees, both internal and external
Organising travel arrangements, booking and confirmation of reservations and dealing with related invoices
Photocopying, printing, organising couriers, sending out of letters, faxes etc
Opening and closing of files, including running conflict checks, obtaining and verifying ID, electronic filing, record keeping and archiving of files
Taking internal and external telephone queries, responding as appropriate and/or ensuring that all messages are passed on in a timely manner
Monitoring post and/or e-mails and dealing with as appropriate and ensuring that all client related correspondence is passed on to an appropriate fee-earner if the relevant person is out of the office
Liaising with business support departments on behalf of lawyers as required
Entering, maintaining and updating client details and relevant information of the firm's CRM system
Assisting lawyers in the billing and credit control process
Requirements
PA experience
Advanced knowledge of CRM, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Visual Files, Winscribe and the Internet
Excellent communication, organisational and team skills
Excellent attention to detail
Flexible and dependable, able to take the initiative
Conscientious & approachable
Quickly builds respect and trust
An ability to build a good knowledge of Capsticks, its departments, key personnel, clients, procedures and business practices