Job Details

We are actively seeking Legal Secretaries to fill contract roles within our client base.

This role will offer the right candidate the opportunity to work and live in Bermuda - a beautiful and desired offshore jurisdiction, with a thriving international business center. Bermuda is breathtaking in its setting, while still providing all the modern conveniences of city living. A cosmopolitan lifestyle within an island escape.

Responsibilities:

Support one or up to three attorneys with diary management and travel arrangements;

Prepare complex legal documents from hand-written, transcription or email instruction;

Draft the following documents: standard letters, complex legal documents and minutes;

Liaise with external agencies and overseas clients at all professional levels;

Maintain client information database, address lists, fax sheets, label and master list of companies for each attorney;

Office duties including filing (current and archived), preparing courier packages, photocopying, binding and maintaining stationery supplies; Other ad hoc duties as assigned.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

Must have at least 5 years experience as a Legal Secretary working with a reputable firm in the areas of law; Corporate and Litigation;

An Associates degree or College Certificate/Diploma in Legal studies or similar is preferred;

Proficient in managing several attorneys at once up to 3:1 shares

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal;

Exceptional time management and organisational skills;

Remaining calm while working in high pressure faced paced environments;

Strong typing speeds minimum of 65 wpm;

Proficient in Microsoft Office suite applications.