Legal PA

Job description / Role

The support provided will be as part of a team with shared responsibilities, the role reports to the Office Manager and is expected, on a daily basis, to create a positive working relationship with the fee earner(s) and the team with whom they work. There are six high level categories, detailed below, which describe the core areas of the support service.

Client Support - supporting client activities and requirements in a proactive manner
Team Support - working collaboratively with other team members
Document Management/Production - managing document processing from beginning to end, involving the Document Production Specialists (DPS) if required
Administrative Support - maintaining overall support through core administrative and communication activities
Financial Support - updating and maintaining all system information for fee earners' clients including generating monthly bills
Diary/Meeting Management - coordinating fee earner work by maintaining and managing schedules and acting as the key contact point for fee earners both internally and externally
Specific areas of focus will vary over time and according to the requirements of the team of fee-earners, but each PA will be required to perform tasks within each of these categories at some time.

Requirements

Minimum typing speed of 60 wpm
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word
Previous work experience in a professional services environment
A-Level standard or equivalent
Communication skills
Self-Management and Organisation
Problem solving, judgment and decision

About the Company

Taylor Root has been a recognised leader in the Middle East legal recruitment market for almost a decade. Having serviced the region from our London office for a number of years, the growth of the Middle East market in the recent past precipitated the opening of our Dubai office in 2007.

The Dubai team is now the largest in the region and comprises a team of recruitment consultants who recruit lawyers throughout the whole of the Middle East, at all levels, on both a permanent and contract basis for all clients, across private practice and in-house. These include all of the leading law firms, both international and local, multi-national corporations and international banking groups as well as small to medium-sized developing organisations and local family groups.

Our consultants are able to provide highly detailed knowledge on their respective markets and provide comprehensive information on job opportunities, market trends and salary expectations.

Our Dubai-based office also works very closely with our other overseas offices to source candidates for the Middle East region and is in constant contact with these offices, providing market information which can be utilised in advising their local applicants.

If you are interested in considering legal roles in the Middle East or if you are looking to recruit we would be delighted to talk to you.