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Job description / Role
Job Summary
To provide secretarial and administrative services for one or more Fee-earners. Performs a range of administrative and secretarial duties.
Relationships
1. Interacts with Fee-earners and other support staff.
2. Interacts with clients on the phone when necessary
Tasks and Responsibilities
1. Answer calls and take messages when required. Forwarding messages in a timely manner.
2. Accurately types amended agreements and correspondence by the Fee-earner. Checks own work for correct use of punctuation and grammar.
3. Composes, types and sends out letter / e-mails with the approval of the Fee-earner if client related.
4. Maintains the diary, arrange appointments, meetings and travel as directed by the Fee-earner.
5. Prepares and assembles bibles or documents for client meetings.
6. Performs a variety of administrative routines and ad-hoc work within the general guidelines, as directed by the Fee-earner.
7. Creates and maintains effective filing systems where the information could be of a highly sensitive/confidential nature.
8. Assist Fee-earners in entering their time accurately and timely in Carpe Diem.
9. Coordinating with Accounts and Fee-earners in sending invoices to clients by drafting cover letters and ensuring invoices are billed correctly and sending to the clients.
10. General day-to-day secretarial duties.
Requirements
• Able to multi-task efficiently
• Good organization skills
• Excellent Computer skills (MS Office, Outlook, internet, etc)
• Audio typing skills
• 2+ years as a Secretary preferable with Legal background
Personal qualities:
• Adaptable and flexible
• Relishes a challenge
• Relates well with others at all levels
About the Company
Dentons is always looking to invest in the highest-quality talent, recognising that our success is built on the diverse and unique strengths of each of the members of our Firm.
Dentons is the world\\'s first polycentric global law firm. A top 20 firm on the Acritas 2015 Global Elite Brand Index, the Firm is committed to challenging the status quo in delivering consistent and uncompromising quality and value in new and inventive ways. Driven to provide clients a competitive edge, and connected to the communities where its clients want to do business, Dentons knows that understanding local cultures is crucial to successfully completing a deal, resolving a dispute or solving a business challenge. Now the world\\'s largest law firm, Dentons\\' global team builds agile, tailored solutions to meet the local, national and global needs of private and public clients of any size in more than 125 locations serving 50-plus countries.