Experience

McGrigors

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development and Marketing Assistant

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2012

  Glasgow, United Kingdom Had responsibility for arranging corporate events from start to finish including: • Initiating ideas, designing and issuing invitations • Monitoring responses • Attending events and carrying out post event analysis etc. Events included seminars, discussion dinners, wine tasting, bespoke ladies events and sporting events. Some examples include: 1) Solely organised a Burns Supper for 100 clients, including identifying venue, sourcing suppliers, liaising with hosts and… Show more Had responsibility for arranging corporate events from start to finish including: • Initiating ideas, designing and issuing invitations • Monitoring responses • Attending events and carrying out post event analysis etc. Events included seminars, discussion dinners, wine tasting, bespoke ladies events and sporting events. Some examples include: 1) Solely organised a Burns Supper for 100 clients, including identifying venue, sourcing suppliers, liaising with hosts and guests and overseeing success on the night of the event. 2) Managed cycling event for 60+ clients at Gleneagles Hotel including issuing invitations and monitoring RSVP’s, liaising with venue and attending event to ensure everything ran smoothly. 3) Organised in-house Employment law seminar for 80+ guests including preparing information packs and overseeing room set up, networking with clients and organising caterers. Other duties included, attending meetings with senior members of staff and taking minutes, often travelling at short notice to other offices in the UK. Carrying out research projects on existing and potential new clients and competitors. Updating and maintaining company collateral including team sheets, CV’s and bespoke brochures. Liaising with external PR company and design agencies for publication of articles and advertisements in the media. Assisted in roll out of Customer Relationship Management system within the UK by promoting to internal clients and uploading, cleansing and monitoring personal data whilst complying with Data Protection legislation.

• Legal Secretary

  • Sep 2002 - Oct 2009

  Secretary to Director, 2 Assistant Solicitors and 2 trainee solicitors. Tasks included: • Typing lengthy reports, letters and court documents • Compiling spreadsheet reports and PowerPoint presentations, • Diary management, organising meetings, processing expense claims and booking travel

• Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 1999 - Sep 2002

  Glasgow Responsible for all administrative duties within the Debt Recovery Unit and reporting to 2 Paralegals. Tasks included: • Audio and copy typing standard documents, court documents and letters • Producing spreadsheets and graphs where necessary to make comparisons in financial data • Meeting clients and debtors, collecting cash and processing for payment • Telephoning courts, clients and debtors in a professional manner dealing with queries