Overview
Legal Secretary Jobs in Manchester, England, UK at gunnercooke
Firm Profile
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gunnercooke is a Top 75 law firm recognised by over 80 industry awards. Launched in 2010, the firm has rapidly grown to over 500 lawyers across 14 global offices in the UK, US, Germany and Austria. Our breadth of expertise covers some of the most interesting and important emerging disciplines, from ESG and charity law, to blockchain and competition.
Collaboration is at the forefront of our award-winning culture and is what sets our firm apart from the rest. gunnercooke operates as a fee share model meaning our professionals join as self-employed advisors, free to design and develop the practice they’ve always wanted. Our firm brings together the most ambitious and commercially-minded people, who build and work in dynamic teams of their choosing, to best suit their clients’ needs.
Our purpose is simple; to deliver a positive impact for our clients, provide a better life for our people and to leave a better world than we found. Our charitable arm, the gunnercooke foundation, enables us to directly engage with communities on social issues and to help charitable organisations grow.
Due to continued success, Our Corporate & Real Estate Senior Associate is seeking the addition of a Legal Secretary to join their practice.
The Role
We are looking for a Legal Secretary to join our Corporate & Real Estate Senior Associate in Manchester.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience in a similar role.
The day-to-day duties include but are not limited to:
Diary Management (inputting deadlines and remainders)
Monitor emails and respond where necessary and applicable.
Manage external networking events.
Client communications, greeting client, opening files.
Greet clients and open files with client care letters and checking IDs.
Be responsible for bills, invoices and expenses.
Audio typing documents and correspondence
Recording all client and matter details on the case management system,
Setting up new files
Ensuring details are kept up to date.
Making appointments and maintaining the diary
To attend clients both in person and on the telephone in a professional and friendly manner.
Office duties including filing, scanning, photocopying etc.
The position is to be based in our central Manchester officer, on a hybrid working model offering 2/3 days from home per week.
This role is suitable for either Full-time or Part-time candidates, with a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Personal Specification
To be successful in the role, you will be based in Manchester, have prior experience as a legal PA or Legal Secretary.
You will have strong experience using Microsoft office, Adobe, Docu Sign and more. You will be pro-active, efficient, organised, keen to take the initiative and to drive transactions forward.
The ideal candidate will also be able to demonstrate:
Excellent communicator, both written and oral
Commercial awareness
Accuracy and strong attention to detail.
Ability to build strong rapport and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients and colleagues at all levels.
Strong IT skills (specifically Outlook, Microsoft Excel/Word and Data Rooms).
Ability to plan work and prioritise tasks.
Ability to take initiate with tasks.
To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter to l
Title: Legal Secretary
Company: gunnercooke
Location: Manchester, England, UK
Category: Law/Legal (Legal Secretary), Administrative/Clerical (Legal Secretary)
