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Junior PA - Leeds
Legal Secretary – Fee Earner Support
About the Role
The primary objective of this role is to provide highly efficient and proactive secretarial support to a team of fee earners, ensuring the smooth operation of day-to-day activities. This role is integral to enabling fee earners to focus on delivering high-quality legal services by ensuring they are supported with seamless organisational and administrative assistance.
What You’ll Do
- Assist with billing processes, financial management tasks, and general financial housekeeping in collaboration with fee earners.
- Manage administrative processes for fee earners, leveraging appropriate resources and adhering to Best Practice protocols.
- Develop knowledge of matter management processes, progressively taking on greater responsibility and awareness of risk management.
- Comply with the firm’s risk and compliance policies, promptly addressing any issues or queries with the relevant Partner or Risk and Compliance team, and completing all mandatory training on time.
- Enhances skills to support fee earners with business development activities while building strong working relationships within the team.
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Who We’re Looking For
Essential Requirements:
- A City & Guilds / ILEX Level 1 or 2 Diploma for Legal Secretaries, or an equivalent qualification.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- At least one year’s experience (or equivalent) in a similar role within a comparable professional or legal environment.
- A willingness to adapt and work flexibly to meet the needs of clients and the wider team.
- A proactive and organised approach, ensuring tasks are completed to a high standard while fostering effective working relationships with clients and colleagues.
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Why Choose Us?
Addleshaw Goddard is a place where you are not just valued, but encouraged to reach your full potential. Our culture promotes improvement, growth, and collaboration, making us the natural choice for top-tier clients. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees.
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