Experience

Holmes & Hills Solicitors

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Secretarial and Business Support Team Leader

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  Managing a team of secretaries and the business support teams



Home Secure Solutions

• Secretary

  • 2010 - Present

  Providing admin support to Home Secure Solutions, a small local business, including invoicing and petty cash and dealing with enquiries.



Addleshaw Goddard

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal PA

  • Aug 2006 - Jun 2015

  I worked at Addleshaw Goddard as a Secretarial Coordinator and Legal PA. I worked for a team of Partners and Associates, working under pressure and to strict deadlines. The position involved extensive diary management, matter management and financial management. Organising travel both in the UK and abroad. Arranging seminars, client training, networking events, department drinks, team building events and Christmas parties. Attending meetings, taking minutes and producing action notes. Duties as the Secretarial Coordinator included dealing with recruitment for Secretaries and PA positions. Performance management of Secretaries and PA's and Admin Assistants. Other duties included arranging new starters and seat moves. I was also involved in the Trainee Legal Secretaries Scheme, this included travelling to local colleges to speak to secretarial students about the benefits of the scheme and how to go about applying for a position.



Speechly Bircham

• Legal Secretary

  • 2005 - 2006

  Providing secretarial support to 2 partners and 3 fee earners. Producing, amending and formatting documents and dealing with correspondence. Arranging and attending client networking events. Diary and travel management and matter management (opening and closing client files and billing).



Richards Butler

• Legal Secretary

  • 1997 - 2005

  Working for the Head of the Corporate Department and 5 other fee earners. Extensive diary and travel management. Dealing with confidential and sensitive documents. Matter management including billing. Arranging and attending client events. It was here that I was asked to provide admin support for the Anglo Australasian Lawyers Society. I arranged their monthly meetings, monthly social activities including inspirational speakers and seminars. I would also attend some of the events.



ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS

• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Secretary

  • 1997 - 1997

  I worked here for a relatively short time as it was not a very busy role. there were only two of us working for 8/9 people. My duties included producing documents and dealing with correspondence. Filing and answering calls. Minor diary management.



PSD Recruitment

• Secretary

  • 1996 - 1997

  Working for 6 recruitment consultants. Dealing with correspondence, typing memos and sending faxes. Arranging interviews and helping out on reception.