Experience

MONK'S WALK SCHOOL

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Receptionist

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  School receptionist School receptionist



Herbert Smith Freehills

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Secretary

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2022

  Legal PA working for senior associates, associates and trainees within the Disputes Department. For the last two years of this position I was part of a job share with one other PA which proved very successful and enjoyable.• Audio and copy typing• Expert working knowledge of MS Word and Outlook, Intermediate Excel and Powerpoint• Good working knowledge of internal systems including Worksite• Utilised firm's database Expert Assistant to assist with billing and time recording as well as inputting client matter details• Complex billing using firm's Revenue portal and Timewriter App enabling the creation of the billing process from start to finish. Creation of narratives and cover letters• Managed fee earners' emails and actioned where appropriate and email filing• Diary management for all fee earners ensuring of no diary clashes, inviting attendees to meetings and booking of meeting rooms• Answered and screened fee earners' telephone calls, dealing with queries when appropriate, relayed accurate messages and picked up other phones in the group• Arranged travel and created itineraries• Created letters, courier, repro and expense forms, indexes and documents using track changes and Comparite• General admin duties such as archiving, filing, printing, photocopying and entering time for fee earners• Covered for PAs within the group when needed Show less

• Legal Secretary

  • Jan 2008 - Jan 2014

  Corporate Float Legal PA working for all levels of fee earners, from trainees to Partners and Global Heads.• Expert working knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, Intermediate Excel and Powerpoint• Good working knowledge of internal systems including Libra, Interaction and CMS• Managed fee earners' emails and actioned where appropriate and email filing• Extensive diary management • Answered and screened fee earners' telephone calls. Dealt with queries when appropriate, relayed accurate messages and picked up other phones in the group• Arranged travel and created complex itineraries• General administration including billing, filing, archiving, printing, photocopying, expenses, entering time on Expert database• Assisted team and covered additional fee earners when required• Created documents inputting extensive amendments and track changes; letters, memos and attendance notes• Audio and copy typing• Arranged lunches and dinners which included assisting with an additional project for the Events Team to organise a Women's Breakfast event at National Portrait Gallery Show less



Finers Stephens Innocent LLP

• Legal Secretary

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Float Legal Secretary working within the departments of Litigation, Corporate, Property and Document Production. • Various secretarial duties working at all levels of fee earners/Partners • Packages used: MS Word, Worksite, Outlook, Total Speech Float Legal Secretary working within the departments of Litigation, Corporate, Property and Document Production. • Various secretarial duties working at all levels of fee earners/Partners • Packages used: MS Word, Worksite, Outlook, Total Speech



Crane & Staples

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Secretary

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Legal Secretary, Commercial Department. • Duties included audio and copy typing, filing, telephone liaison, general secretarial duties, diary management in Outlook, occasional switchboard/reception cover. I also helped out the Litigation and Family Department when needed Legal Secretary, Commercial Department. • Duties included audio and copy typing, filing, telephone liaison, general secretarial duties, diary management in Outlook, occasional switchboard/reception cover. I also helped out the Litigation and Family Department when needed



SJ Berwin

• Law Practice

• Legal Secretary

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2005

  Float Legal Secretary working in all departments including Corporate, Property, Media, Banking, Financial Services, Litigation, Document Production Unit etc. • Duties included audio/copy typing of correspondence and documents, digital dictation, client liaison, diary management, utilising full secretarial duties Float Legal Secretary working in all departments including Corporate, Property, Media, Banking, Financial Services, Litigation, Document Production Unit etc. • Duties included audio/copy typing of correspondence and documents, digital dictation, client liaison, diary management, utilising full secretarial duties



Richards Butler

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Secretary

  • Jan 1989 - Jan 1993

  Float Legal Secretary for all departments including Shipping, Litigation and Conveyancing. • Duties included audio and copy typing, shorthand, telephone liaison, full secretarial duties Float Legal Secretary for all departments including Shipping, Litigation and Conveyancing. • Duties included audio and copy typing, shorthand, telephone liaison, full secretarial duties