Job Details

Legal Secretary

Rahman Lowe is a friendly, niche employment law firm based in Canary Wharf, London E14. We are ranked as a leading firm for employment law by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners independent guides to the legal profession. 

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Legal Secretary to provide professional support to a Partner and other fee earners (if required). We are looking for somebody with great organisational skills and a passion for accuracy. You will be responsible for:

• Liaising with clients and answering telephone calls;
• Effective diary management and booking client meetings;
• Audio typing (digital dictation), preparing correspondence, emails and relevant court/tribunal forms;
• Assistance with billing, filing and archiving files;
• Preparing trial bundles;
• Processing expenses;
• General photocopying, arranging couriers and taxis and ordering stationary.

You will have excellent technical skills and good working knowledge of Microsoft Offices packages, including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint. The successful candidate will also have excellent team working skills and a confident telephone manner.

Qualifications required/experience:

1) Legal Secretarial qualification or equivalent, desirable but not essential;

2) Previous experience of working as a secretary is essential;

3) Fast and accurate typing speed;

3) Experience of using legal case management systems, DocuSign and Adobe Pro would be advantageous.  

Candidates are encouraged to apply promptly with a view to starting as soon as possible in this full-time role.

Salary: Competitive and dependent on experience. 

Please email slowe@rllaw.co.uk enclosing your CV and a short covering letter, explaining why you feel you would be suitable for the role and why you are interested in working for Rahman Lowe. Please also confirm your current salary.