Legal PA/Assistant (Permanent)

Legal PA – Real Estate Hybrid 2 days WFH , 3 days in the office

Owen Reed is looking to recruit a motivated Legal PA to support Real State team for a top law firm in Manchester.

This role sits in our Real Estate team, which encompasses environment, project planning, real estate finance and real estate litigation. The team advise on every stage of the life cycle of property, with areas of expertise including construction, development, energy and infrastructure, hotel and leisure, investment, landlord and tenant matters, planning, environment and compulsory purchase, property litigation, real estate finance and real estate tax.
Undertake e-mail management (manage inbox and file e-mails), ensuring that urgent emails are promptly picked up by fee earners, or forwarded to another fee earner in their absence.
Work collaboratively with other secretarial support to provide a responsive and professional secretarial support service to fee earners and clients including supporting additional fee earners during PA holidays and sickness.
Management and co-ordination of the Partners’ billing and financial requirements including producing WIP and aged debt reports.
Dealing with legal documentation and correspondence to a high standard.
Maintain CRM by updating InterAction and maintaining fee earner contact list.
Support Marketing and Business Development administration e.g. prepare alerters, presentations, contact sheets etc; Use the InterAction platform to log Fee Earner BD activity and report as may be required
Co-ordinating travel and producing travel packs if requested.
Any additional ad hoc tasks as required.
Generally – must be flexible and willing to work outside of office hours where client transactions require that.
Experienced Legal Secretary/PA within a real estate department is essential for this role.
Must be competent at producing legal documents to a high standard.
Professional telephone manner and the ability to accurately record and pass on messages.
Microsoft Office IT skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Proven document or case management skills.
Proven experience of using a legal computerised finance system.
Minimum typing speed of 65 wpm with a good level of accuracy
A firm that embraces diversity with benefits designed for everyone.
Competitive Benefits Package : Includes private health insurance, life assurance, income protection, well-being support, flexi-gym discounts, and more.
Modern Office Space : Join a diverse team with opportunities for hybrid working and hot-desking.
Social & Community Engagement : Participate in clubs, networks, inclusive events, and more.