Kennedys is looking for a Legal Secretary to join our London office. The role will include working on court documents, identifying key dates/deadlines, liaising with team to complete client returns and general office admin duties.
Team
Kennedys Financial lines and political risks team handle a vast range of insurance disputes and litigation, with a particular focus on Financial Institutions, Directors & Officers Insurance, and Political Risks and Crime coverage. Our clients include general insurers and reinsurers, global composites, Lloyd's syndicates, self-insured PLCs and self-insuring government bodies.
Key responsibilities
- Manage and prioritise tasks according to urgency for fee earning team
- Access and store copy reports, correspondence and documents produced by the Document Production Team
- Seek to develop knowledge of the team practice area, learning how it operates and adhering to it
- Take and record accurate messages and pass on to the appropriate person and without unnecessary delay
- Attend to clients both on the telephone and in person in a professional manner.
Required experience
- Previous secretarial experience
- Competent knowledge about legal practice
- Proficient in word processing/office software.
Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.
- where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.