Taylor Hawkes Ltd
Dispute Resolution Department
The team comprises 11 Partners, 1 Consultant, 5 Senior Associates, 10 Associates and 4 Trainees who offer a full range of litigation services including commercial disputes, intellectual property issues, insolvency, asset/debt recovery and more. They are experienced in handling every type of commercial and residential property dispute. With niche practices in sports, education, entertainment and other dispute areas, there is a considerable depth to their expertise.
Secretaries in the department work for specific fee earners but are all expected to help each other, to work as a team and to cover for other fee earners as and when required.
The Role
Your key duties will include, but will not be limited to;
– Liaising with clients both face to face and over the phone- Audio/copy typing, including digital dictation- Assisting/supporting solicitors and fee earners within the department- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines- General administrative duties- Billing- Diary management- Document management- Maintaining all filing systems effectively
The Individual
We expect our secretaries to be “Secretaries/PAs” not typists. We are therefore looking for a well organised, intelligent individual with an excellent telephone manner who can deal with clients and members of the firm at all levels, who can act with discretion when dealing with confidential information and who is well presented at all times.
You must have excellent IT skills in Word and Excel. You will need to be able to demonstrate initiative, have the ability to work in a small team and pay strong attention to detail
A well organised secretary who is able to work under pressure and able to work to deadlines, with concise writing skills, spelling, punctuation and proof reading skills would suit this role.
Key Skills