Legal PA
A&L Goodbody LLP
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dublin • Ireland
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About the role
- Providing an end-to-end legal secretarial service for a partner and other lawyers
- Extensive diary and email management: proactively monitoring, triaging and taking action where appropriate
- Taking ownership of monthly invoicing ensuring accurate compliance with client requirements
- Assisting with client on-boarding procedures and processes, arranging Letters of Engagement and maintaining e-files
- Managing travel arrangements and accommodation requirements for partners and other team members
- Supporting business development administration and maintaining Client Relationship Database
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other relevant document management systems (i.e. iManage platform)
- Collaborating/liaising with department lawyers and others, collaborating with cross-departmental teams
Requirements
- A minimum of 6 years’ experience as a Legal PA supporting senior staff in a professional services environment
- Advanced working knowledge of MS Office with an ability to deliver high quality, accurate work
- A post-leaving certificate qualification e.g. a diploma/certificate in secretarial studies: relevant work experience will be considered in lieu
- A high level of integrity, discretion, and trust with confidential information
- Adaptable approach to work, and proven ability to work unsupervised as part of a team
- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
- Desire and ability to work as part of a PA team supporting partners and others
Benefits
- **The firm**
- A&L Goodbody (**ALG**) is a leading Irish law firm with five international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco. ALG is a full service, independent, corporate law firm with over 1000 employees, and a client base spanning across the strong international and domestic business community in Ireland.
- ALG has a reputation for leading the way in continuously developing its service to clients and internally to its business. This is delivered through the use of new processes, ways of working, innovative use of technology and marketing-leading business service teams.
- Learn more about us here or a see a sample of recent notable awards
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
legal secretarial servicediary managementemail managementinvoicingclient on-boardingdocument managementtravel arrangementsbusiness development administrationclient relationship management
Soft skills
integritydiscretiontrustadaptabilityteamworkorganizationattention to detail
Certifications
diploma in secretarial studiescertificate in secretarial studies