Legal Secretary (Maternity Cover Position ) FTC 12 Months - Dublin
Department: Global - Dublin
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: Dublin
Reporting To: Janie Hogan
Description
DAC Beachcroft Dublin is looking to recruit a Legal Secretary to work within our Regulatory Team. We are seeking a legal secretary with litigation experience and who is accustomed to working in a busy team environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Preparing correspondence and documents from digital dictation
* Preparing briefs
* Creating, amending and formatting legal documents and templates with a high degree of accuracy
* Monthly billing, including raising proformas and issuing invoices to clients
* General financial hygiene, tracking debt, liaising with clients regarding outstanding debt
* File management, including/both physical and electronic filing, scanning, photocopying and archiving
* Liaising with experts/counsel
* Arranging meetings/consultations
* Diary management
* Assist with expense claims
* Booking of meeting rooms
* Issuing large documents such as briefs to counsel/experts via Sharefile
* Billing preparation and issuing bills to clients
* Booking travel
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
* Proven experience of working as a Legal Secretary is a must
* Strong dictation experience
* A minimum of 60 wpm
* Proficient use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF Docs and Sharefile
* Strong attention to detail and accuracy is essential
* Excellent administration skills
* Ability to work on one's own initiative
* Ability to draft correspondence when asked to do so
* Excellent organisational skills
* 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
* Experience of preparing briefs
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