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| Job Mode : | Permanent Job |
| Published On : | 2008-04-21 |
| Last Application Date : | 0 days remaining (2008-07-01) |
| Category : | Admin & Secretarial (Legal Secretary) |
| Pay Rate : | Maximum £30,000 |
| Location : | Central London |
| City : | London |
| Country : | UK |
| Job Posted By: | Parham Consulting |
| Jobs Publisher's Website: |
www.parhamconsulting.com |
Job Description
• FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS
• POSSIBILITY OF SOME WORKING FROM HOME
THE COMPANY AND SITUATION:
A highly specialised growing legal firm is currently seeking an experienced, confident and accurate Office Administrator to provide administration support for their London office.
The purpose of this role is to assist the General Manager with administrative, filing and some accounting duties.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
The experience required for this role is as follows:
• A minimum of two years experience in administrative and secretarial duties specifically for a professional services firm (i.e. legal practice, solicitors, accountants, chartered surveyors, management consultancy, etc.)
• A good level of I.T. literacy in Microsoft office packages (Outlook, Word and Excel)
• Good organisational and filing skills - the accuracy is essential here!
• Good interpersonal skills – this is about communication at all levels and the ability to establish relationships with various clients, the ability to negotiate with clients to receive timely payments
Please note the above experience is essential – you require all of the above to be eligible for this role.
Desirable, though not essential, are any of the following:
• Proven track record in credit control
• Knowledge and understanding of basic legal terminology and legal environment
• Experience working with Macintosh (Apple)
THE ROLE:
Your main purpose in this role is to provide general administrative and some accounting support to the General Manager. In this role one of your key responsibilities will include building good, solid relationships with clients and their finance departments to ensure payments are received in a timely manner. You will also be required to keep records of receipts, monitor petty cash and do indexed filing which must be done with the utmost accuracy and precision!
THE OPPORTUNITY:
This is a small, very active and growing company with a unique niche and an exciting client base in the music and entertainment industry which varies from well-known rock bands to composers and even astronauts! As a growing office you will have the opportunity to grow with the job and the company is prepared to offer you ongoing training. This is a very unique and "fun" legal practice and for this position, they are offering flexible working hours and the possibility of working from home on occasion.
