Link Personnel have been instructed on a Legal Secretary Vacancy with an International Law Firm based in Dublin 4. The successful candidate will work within the Injury Risk Team and will suit someone with litigation experience and who is accustomed to working in a busy team environment. Call Orla for details on 01 8456312
Salary: to €45K
The Role:
* Assisting a small team of FEs in the day to day running of their caseload
* Preparing correspondence and documents from digital dictation
* Physical and electronic file management including filing, scanning, photocopying and archiving
* Drafting, amending and formatting of legal documents and pleadings with a high degree of accuracy
* Preparing briefs for Counsel and booklets for experts and Hearings
* Issuing large documents such as briefs to Counsel/experts via Sharefile
* Occasionally attending Court for Motions and Hearings
* Liaising with experts, Counsels and all other parties as required
* Arranging payments of experts’ and Counsels’ fees
* Issuing bills to clients and assisting FEs with debt collection
* Opening and closing of electronic and physical files
* Arranging meetings/consultations and assisting with FEs diary management
* Assist with expense claims and booking travel
* Time recording of tasks in line with clients’ SLAs
* Updating MI databases
* Any other ad-hoc file tasks as required
The Candidate:
* Proven experience of working as a Legal Secretary/Legal Executive a must
* Experience of preparing briefs and booklets
* Strong dictation experience with a typing speed of minimum 60 wpm
* Proficient in use of Microsoft Office Suite, PDF Docs and ShareFile
* Strong attention to detail and accuracy is essential
* Excellent administration and organisational skills
* Fast learner, confident in working on multiple different software systems simultaneously
* Ability to work proactively on one’s own initiative
* Ability to draft correspondence when asked to do so
* Ability to prioritise large workloads
* Ability to multi-task and work to strict deadlines
* Team orientated and collaborative with a flexible attitude
* Professional telephone manner and excellent communication skills, both written and oral
* The candidate should have a positive, helpful and cheerful attitude
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