Salary Range: 40K – 60K.
Job Brief
Our
Client is a Law firm in Upperhill ,Nairobi ,we are looking for a
legal secretary conversant with Land Matters (Conveyancing/Transfers), and
Succession/Probate Matters to join their team.
Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive secretarial and
administrative support to the Partner/associates and other staff.
- Proofread legal documents to ensure
accuracy in grammar and spelling.
- Filing, this will include daily filing of
correspondence and documents and the opening, closing, storage and
retrieval of client files per detailed procedures.
- Manage, sort and distribute incoming
mailings, deliveries and other communications, and prepare correspondence
and enclosures for dispatch.
- Making appointments, arranging meetings
and maintaining an up-to-date diary for the Partner.
- Greeting and receiving clients and
visitors and answering their inquiries.
- Act as a point of contact/liaison between
the law firm and the clients.
- Drafting bills to clients and
disbursement bills.
- Gather, manage and disseminate
information to ensure the smooth running of the law firm.
- Take minutes and dictation during
meetings.
Key Requirements
- Diploma in Secretarial Work or
equivalent.
- Must have three years of experience in a
similar role (ideally with conveyance expertise).
- Fast and accurate audio and copy typing.
- Produce and file documents (using the
Case Management System).
- Have basic knowledge and understanding of
legal terminology.
- IT literate – knowledge of MS Excel, MS
Word and Outlook.
- Ability to communicate clearly and
effectively, both orally and in writing, with lawyers, staff, vendors and
external contacts.
- Must have a thorough command of the
English language, including excellent spelling, grammar and punctuation.
- Ability to provide internal and external
contacts with quality customer service regarding non-legal matters of a
routine nature.
How To Apply
Qualified
,Interested candidates should share their CV to the email jobs@employd.co.ke,with the
subject line Legal
Secretary. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
