Float Bilingual Legal Assistant

Job description / Role

Up to AED 15,000

Our client is an established Legal firm based in Dubai and urgently needs a Float Bilingual Legal Assistant to provide coverage to the various practice groups and reception.

Accountable To: Head, HR & Admin

Responsibilities:
- Document typing, analysis and proofing, amending (normal editing/track change) and formatting documents as required;
- Plan and schedule meetings and appointments, make and/or confirm appointments for lawyers;
- Audio typing (minimum 50 WPM)
- Takes and transcribes oral dictation of notes, memos and legal documents;
- Providing secretarial coverage to the various practice groups and reception when the support staff is on annual or sick leave, or when they require extra secretarial assistance;
- Amending pre-bills as per changes done by the lawyer;
- Drafting legal documents such as legal correspondence and reports;
- Receiving queries from clients and distributing them to relevant lawyers;
- Preparing documents for presentations;
- Entering and editing time sheets and filing the same (month-wise and date-wise);
- Entering contact information into Interaction
- Translating legal documents from English to Arabic and vice-versa.
- Comparing documents using worksite/workshare;
- Basic understanding of the procedure for Filing and Archiving done by each department;
- Assisting with reception duties;
- Adhoc requirements that may arise

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree or relevant secretarial qualification;
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role within a legal firm

Candidate Profile
- Good written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English;
- Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft applications e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook is required;
- Excellent touch typing skills;
- Committed team player;
- Good client management skills
- Good audio typing, word formatting, track changes
- Candidates must currently reside in the UAE

Unfortunately due to the high volume of candidate applications only the successful candidates will be contacted.

About the Company

Connect Executive Search Middle East is a full service selection and placement agency that is focused on supplying the best pool of talent to the Middle East. Offering an unrivalled level of service, our aim is to connect organisations with leading professionals through our team’s sector specific knowledge and in-depth understanding of the Middle East market.

We cover multiple sectors as following:

• Emiratisation & Government • Healthcare & Life Sciences • Legal & Business Support • OIL, Gas & Energy • Industrial and Engineering

At Connect Executive Search Middle East, finding employees the work they are best suited for, and by finding employers those candidates who are the right fit within their organization, we provide value to society as a whole. By finding the right balance between the needs of the employer and the changing wishes of employees, we will bring supply and demand closer together. It is our mission to inspire individuals and organisations to work more effectively and efficiently, and create greater choice in the domain of work, for the benefit of all concerned.