Trainee Legal PA

While shadowing an experienced PA, you will be provided the opportunity to rotate through different departments, picking up a range of responsibilities and experiences.

The type of work you can expect will include:

• Diary management
  • Ensuring client meetings and clashes do not occur
  • Arranging meetings on behalf of partners/lawyers/clients – ensuring that they have the appropriate materials
  • Arranging business travel and webinar arrangements
• File management – opening and closing files using electronic filing systems (IManage)
• Mailbox management
• Communicating with fee earners on a regular basis (face to face and over the telephone/video call)
• Undertaking typing to help with documents
• Take messages from clients and passing on messages to the relevant fee earner
• Work with Legal Support Services across the Firm (such as the document production team and practice administration team)
• Liaise with the billing team
• Submit invoices
• Prepare draft letters and emails
• Prepare presentations and meeting papers
• Opening new clients (supporting AML processes and working with the firm's Risk Team)
• Preparing engagement letters
• Work with the Marketing Team to upload and update content on the Firm's website and internal intranet
• Support fee earners with Business Development and Bids management and processes