Bilingual Legal Secretary

Hays

Dubai, UAE

Ref: GP222-2128

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

A prestigious international law firm located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is looking for a bilingual legal secretary.

The candidate would provide high quality office support to assigned attorneys and back up secretarial support as necessary. This challenging yet rewarding role will include various duties such as; translating internal documents, liaising with external translators and checking their work, PA work for the senior associate, which would include writing memos in Arabic. The role would also require the candidate to review and check third party invoices and translating various pages into English.

Additionally the successful candidate may need to provide additional office support by means of greeting clients/guests, operating the phone system and completing various administration duties.

Requirements

The successful candidate would need experience within a law firm as a legal secretary or legal PA. Excellent communication skills are required in order for the candidate to be successful. The candidate should also possess professional telephone skills, be Microsoft office literate and have advanced typing skills. Additionally the successful candidate needs to be able to perform under pressure, be able to prioritise work and be willing to go over and above their traditional job role.

Fluency in Arabic and English is essential in verbal, reading and writing.

This prestigious company is offering a competitive salary ranging from AED18,000- 22,000 plus benefits.

About the Company

At Hays, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.

So much more than a specialist recruitment business, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. By providing advice, insights and expertise on issues you face today in the fast-paced world of work, we help you make the right decisions for tomorrow.

Offering an unrivalled suite of recruitment and workplace solutions, whether you’re looking for what’s next in your career, or have a gap to fill, we’ll help you get where you want to go.

You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow.

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Legal Secretary salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 17,000

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