Our Client is seeking to recruit a Legal Secretary for its operation. The Legal Secretary works in law offices and performs secretarial tasks that are specific to the law field: writing legal documents, such as summonses, motions, subpoenas etc, conduction research and reading legal articles.
Responsibilities:
. Welcomes guests and clients by greeting them in person or on the telephone, answering or directing inquiries.
. Perform secretarial tasks that are specific to the law field.
. Conducting research and reading legal articles.
. To maintain attorney calendar by planning and scheduling meeting.
. To represents attorney by communicating and obtaining information.
. To maintain client confidence by keeping client/attorney information confidential.
. Updates job knowledge by participation in educational opportunities.
. To ensure all files are completed and properly maintained and to remind related parties of statutory dates.
. To coach and train new joiners about court/company etiquettes and proceedings
. To perform any cognate duties relative to this position.
Profile:
. A level Certificate and ideally someone studying law on a part basis.
. At least 3 years' experience in a similar role.
. Ability to work independently.
. Works closely with the attorney.
. Outstanding time management and typing.
. Knowledge of the relevant jurisdiction legal processes.
. Strong listening and communication skills.
. Strong organizational skills.
. Good team players.
. Ability to deal with simultaneous tasks/projects.
. Ability to handle demanding and difficult stakeholders.
. Meticulous and detail oriented.