£1/yr
Cambridge, England
Permanent, Variable

Commercial PA- 12 months FTC

Posted by Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment .

Legal PA - Commercial - 12 months FTC

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A fantastic, top 50 established Legal firm, known to us as a client for many years are keen to add an experienced Legal PA to their commercial team in the Cambridge offices. You will work alongside the Document Production Specialists and Administration Assistants.

Duties and responsibilities of a Legal PA in the Commercial Department:

  • Assessing, managing and prioritising own work flow, delegating relevant tasks to the Administrative Assistants
  • Responsible for ensuring relevant documentation is available
  • Prepare and distribute agendas, itineraries and meeting papers including chasing any pending items to ensure lawyers have adequate time for planning
  • Ensure lawyers diaries are managed and maintained, including but not limited to organising/arranging events/travel, ensuring all ancillary arrangements made, work and activities are scheduled, any potential challenges resolved to make the lawyers day to day working easier to manage
  • Responsible for compliance and money laundering requirements
  • Ensure outstanding attention to detail, sense and quality check all work and identify quality issues and address problems prior to lawyer review

Skills Required:

Extensive relevant experience as a Legal Secretary in a similar role and department

Experience of providing support to multiple people i.e. diary management, arranging travel/events

Experience of providing support to multiple people i.e. diary management, arranging travel/events

Excellent diary management

IT literate with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Document management and filing efficiently

Excellent telephone manner

Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills

Applies knowledge and judgement to solve problems and make decisions

The firm are offering 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, a hybrid working arrangement to suit the candidate and a range of competitive benefits.

If you have the relevant experience for this Cambridge based Legal PA role, please apply within or send your CV to for immediate consideration.