Legal Secretary

Job Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our law firm, working with the busy UK Inbound Immigration team. You will be a proactive and high-energy individual, with a can-do approach to your work and willing to support multiple fee earners with very busy caseloads. This demanding role will provide you with the opportunity to make a real difference to a highly successful and busy immigration and human rights practice.

Main Responsibilities

Skills

• Highly organised and efficient
• Excellent typing skills
• Excellent IT skills, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• High attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload
• Quick to learn

Knowledge

• Filing
• Administration

Qualifications

• A levels or equivalent

Key Role Outcomes

Filing management. Management of the firm’s filing system. Organising an efficient and seamless process for filing correspondence, court documents, and drafts amongst others from a number of different sources.

File opening and closing. Conducting conflict checks, drafting CCLs and ensuring all ML compliance is adhered to. Liaising with the compliance team and fee earners in relation to information still required. Monitoring progress and once complete, opening files and transferring all compliance documentation to the system. Logging original documents in and out of the safe and keeping records updated.

Emails. Continued review of team emails when on leave ensuring that key messages are passed on or brought to the Partner’s attention in a timely manner. Action points raised where required.

Secretarial. Other ad-hoc duties as required including printing, scanning and photocopying, as well as provide ad hoc cover on the reception desk.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be a flexible and enthusiastic self-starter, ready to put your hand to any task that may be asked of you. Previous experience in a similar role at a law firm is desirable.

**Please note that this role is fully office-based**

About Gherson

Started by Roger Gherson in 1988, Gherson Solicitors LLP is an award-winning immigration practice in London, specialising in UK Immigration, Nationality, Extradition and Human Rights law.

Gherson offers services that cover the full spectrum of UK immigration categories, including but not limited to advice on the UK visit visas and the points-based system, as well as innovator, start-up, partners applications and immigration appeals. Gherson also specialises in complex human rights and asylum claims (private only), and defending extradition request, applications to the European Court of Human Rights, and applications for annulment at the General Court of the EU in respect of sanctions imposed by the Council of the EU.

With over 40 years of experience, Gherson's expertise extends from meeting the migration needs of international business people and UK-based companies to litigation in all UK jurisdictions, the European Court of Human Rights, and the European Court of Justice.

Gherson Solicitors LLP is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.