Legal Secretary - International Law Firm

Barratt Galvin

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: OP936-05

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

A rare opportunity has recently become available within the Abu Dhabi office of this international law firm. Working within a close-knit team environment you will support a team of Partners and Lawyers practicing a range of areas of law, mostly Corporate/Commercial.

Your duties will include:
- Drafting correspondence and amending documentation
- Preparing presentations
- Liaising with clients over the phone
- Making travel arrangements and creating itineraries
- Timesheet entry and monthly billing
- Opening and closing matters

This firm offer a friendly environment within a very stable team. Standard work hours are from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm

Requirements

The key to success in this role is understanding the needs of clients and being able to act quickly and efficiently to ensure those needs are met. The ideal candidate will be based in Abu Dhabi with a proven background in the legal industry, ideally within an international law firm.

Advanced skills on Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel will hold you in good stead for this role.

About the Company

Barratt Galvin is an Australian based business providing recruitment solutions from a global perspective. Drawing on our networks throughout Australia, the Middle East and the UK we are able to utilise our extensive experience recruiting locally within each region as well as facilitating international moves when the need arises.

Our experience spans small boutiques right through to mid to top tier and global firms, as well as in-house legal departments and not for profit organisations. We recruit across a broad range of roles including:

Lawyer Paralegal Legal Secretary EA/PA HR Administration/Office Support

Please note, applicants are advised only to apply to Barratt Galvins job opportunities through the GulfTalent portal. All direct applications will be deleted.

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Legal Secretary salaries in UAE

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AED 17,000

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