Legal Secretary

Job description / Role

About the Role:
A leading global law firm is seeking a proactive Legal Secretary to join its Company Commercial Practice Group in Dubai. The successful candidate will provide confidential, professional support to senior stakeholders in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities for career development and growth.

Key Responsibilities:
• Stakeholder Engagement: Manage communication with internal and external clients, draft responses to correspondence, and assist with queries during stakeholder absences.
• Diary and Travel Management: Organize diaries, meetings, and travel arrangements, proactively resolving scheduling conflicts.
• Document Management: Handle short document tasks and collaborate on larger documents, ensuring organized and accurate filing.
• Meeting Organization: Prepare agendas, coordinate logistics, and ensure all necessary resources for meetings, both physical and virtual.
• Workflow Management: Oversee the end-to-end process for stakeholder requests and delegate tasks to support teams to meet deadlines.
• Financial Administration & Compliance: Assist with financial administration and ensure compliance with firm policies and procedures.
• Pitch and Presentation Creation: Support the creation of impactful pitches and presentations for clients and stakeholders.
• Team Collaboration: Contribute to a positive team environment and provide support to colleagues as needed.
• Client Service Excellence: Ensure excellent client service by being responsive, flexible, and anticipating stakeholder needs.
• Technology Utilisation: Use firm technology tools to improve productivity, reporting, and collaboration.

• Degree-educated or equivalent.
• Previous experience in an international law firm or similar professional services environment.
• Experience in a professional services environment, ideally in an international law firm.
• Proven ability to anticipate and exceed client expectations with exceptional service.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to liaise with senior stakeholders.

About the Company

RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

What we do:

Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved.