Legal Secretary / Assistant

Job description / Role

Legal Secretary / Assistant
AED 14,000 - 16,000 (including annual ticket allowance)
Dubai, UAE

Our clients is an established Legal firm based in the UAE, who are recruiting for a Legal Secretary/Assistant to join their Dubai office in their Dispute Resolution department.

Responsibilities:
- Document typing, analysis and proofing, amending (normal editing/track change) and formatting documents as required;
- Plan and schedule meetings, appointments and travel arrangements; make and/or confirm appointments for lawyers;
- Audio typing;
- Mailbox management and hard and soft copy filing;
- Proficiency in worksite or similar case management systems;
- Downloading and saving documentation from data room sites;
- Completing Matter Opening and Closing forms ;
- Conflict checks;
- Takes and transcribes oral dictation of notes, memos and legal documents;
- Liaises with the accounts department on a monthly basis in distributing client pre-bills to the relevant lawyers;
- 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;
- Entering and editing time sheets and filing the same (month-wise and date-wise);
- Entering contact information into Interaction

Requirements

- Bachelors degree or relevant secretarial qualification;
- Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role within a legal firm
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;
- Fast Audio typing 50 wpm
- Experience of Word formatting and Track Changes
- Ability to work well under pressure;
- Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft applications e.g. Word, Excel, and Outlook is required;
- Good organizational skills;
- Excellent touch typing skills;
Committed team player;
- Good client management skills
- Candidate must reside in the UAE

Additional Information:

If short-listed for interview; you will be tested on the following:
- Word formatting
- Track changes
- Audio typing speed
This will be either at the 1st/2nd stage interview and can take 2/3 hours

Please note: Our client information contained in this e-mail /attachments are totally confidential and under no circumstances are to be shared with any other recruiters or candidates.

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.