Legal Secretary

As one of the most renowned legal firms in the world, our client has had a presence in Dubai for over thirty years. They are a truly international and integrated practice, opening offices in all key international financial centers, branching out into newly emerging legal markets, and merging with leading firms on the European continent. With a network of over 30 offices in 6 continents, they combine leading local law practice, a leading international law practice and a leading US practice across their network of offices. They attribute the key to their success to their people and the ability to motivate their employees to achieve their full potential. They are currently looking to recruit a Bilingual Legal Secretary for their offices in Abu Dhabi.

The successful candidate will be a highly self-motivated individual who can provide comprehensive secretarial support to a Partner of the firm and other fee earners in the respective team. The role of a legal secretary requires an exceptionally organised candidate who must possess excellent communication skills in English.

Additionally, the role will include:

1. Providing all secretarial duties, including arranging travel, full diary management and daily correspondence of emails and telephone calls.
2. Managing all files, archiving and updating client/contact lists on relevant databases.
3. Liaising with external clients/contacts in a professional manner and building strong working relationships.
4. Managing the monthly billing process and dealing with some expenses.

The role will demand a high level of typing, including amending documents, taking minutes in meetings and general day-to-day correspondence. Typing skills should be fast and accurate.

Our client is looking for a candidate who has a minimum of three years’ experience working for a leading law firm, in a relevant legal secretarial role or high-level PA position. The candidate must be extremely organised and demonstrative of good IT and excellent typing skills. Ideally, our client requires an active team member, someone who is flexible on working hours and is trustworthy.
Candidates must possess strong English and Arabic communication skills.