Float Secretary

at  RDJ

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Strong typing skills
• Good communication skills
• Excellent communication, written and verbal skills
• Ability to be flexible
• Strong MS Office and IT skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Fast and accurate typing skills (min 60 wpm)
• Ability to plan and prioritise and manage multiple activities at one time
• Strong people skills and the ability to work collaboratively with all colleagues
• Ability to use their own initiative and manage time efficiently
• A professional manner
• Experience of working in a fast paced environment

ROLE PURPOSE

To provide legal secretarial support to Solicitors across all departments in the Dublin Office.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Secretarial support to Solicitors when staff are on leave or overflow work
• Audio typing of correspondence and documents from digital dictation
• File Management including opening/set up files, scanning, filing, archiving, photocopying, closing files, requesting files back from storage etc.
• Creating, amending and formatting documents
• Liaising with clients
• Court administration to include preparation of Court documents and briefs
• Invoice management
• Other duties as may arise
• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years legal secretary experience in a law firm
• Experience of working in a fast-paced office environment