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Legal Secretary, Corporate Jobs in London, England, United Kingdom at Forsters LLP
Title: Legal Secretary, Corporate
Company: Forsters LLP
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
This role is for a proactive and highly competent Legal Secretary who can operate successfully in a pressurised and fast-paced environment, to provide client and business focussed secretarial and administrative support to a team of Associates. The individual will need to be able to adapt to different working styles of Associates. It will include providing high-level and flexible organisational support and working collaboratively with the team of EAs and Legal Secretaries.
Reporting to the Secretarial Team Leader, the individual needs to be flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the business. A degree of flexibility around working hours is expected.
Main Duties And Responsibilities Include
Take ownership of, and manage, the workflow from the team and delegate/work with central support departments as appropriate
Proactively and accurately monitor/oversee inboxes on team’s behalf, during absence, as agreed with (e.g. Associates)
Proactively and accurately monitor/oversee calendars, set up all meetings and related logistics, and ensure all arrangements are made (rooms booked, and calendars updated with changes)
Prepare, edit and proofread all work, adhere to house-style with attention to detail and a focus on quality
Work closely and effectively with Executive Assistants, central teams and in collaboration with other Legal Secretaries, providing support in cases of holidays and absences
Respond to tasks promptly and manage deadlines, to ensure expectations are managed
Be an effective and professional point of contact, to include managing telephone calls, taking accurate messages and being an ambassador both internally and externally for team
Manage/co-ordinate billing and compliance processes on behalf of team, to include generating bills, working closely with, and supporting, Client Administrators where necessary to ensure billing/CMI processes are followed correctly in accordance with requirements
Ensure expense claims are submitted in a timely manner
Use initiative and actively identify and resolve issues when they arise
Demonstrate confidentiality, diplomacy and a thorough understanding of the group and clients who you support
The salary on offer for the role is competitive. There will be a salary review in June 2026, plus a comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity to work in a firm that is well known for its strong and collaborative culture. In addition, Forsters has in place a highly regarded Agile Framework that supports all staff to achieve their best. As a firm, we live our values and would encourage all applicants to read up on them.
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