Role: Secretarial Intern
Reporting Line: Team Leader
Requirements:
- Minimum of 2 years secretarial experience from a professional service company
- Excellent working knowledge of MS Office Applications
- Sound knowledge of office procedures
- Working knowledge of record-keeping techniques
- Fast typing speed in English
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Arabic language skills desirable but not essential
- Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to build relationships with most senior executives
- Good problem solving and decision-making skills
- Exceptional organisational skills
Primary Job Purpose:
- Writing common forms of legal correspondence
- Help prepare legal documents
- Assist associates by using their thorough knowledge of how to file legal documents and in some cases, court room procedures
- Generate a lot of legal content that is used for communication between attorneys and their clients
- Carry out tasks that require them to answer phones, run errands, coordinate meetings and greet visitors
- When necessary, support senior members of a department and backup team leaders in the event of the team leader’s absence.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Familiar with legal terminology
- Expected to perform typing and transcription of documentation as required by the associate/partner
- Compose and type letters, memos, correspondence, reports and other common forms of legal correspondence
- Participate in the billing process, including matter opening and closure, enter monthly timesheets, send payment reminders to clients and follow up on client billing queries
- Participate in meetings and prepare minutes, amend routine legal documents and correspondence as well as proofread when required
- Expected to adhere to the Firm’s policies and procedures
- Assist associates with filing of legal documents and, where required, with court room procedures
- Coordinate meetings, answer phones and greet visitor
Relationships:
- Team Leader
- Management Team
- Lawyers
- Secretaries
Terms:
- Duration of internship - TBC
- Salary - AED3000
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Essential to our success as a regional law firm is our ability to attract and retain the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are committed to a work environment where everyone can reach their potential and we have an inclusive culture which respects individual differences.
We undertake and support a number of internal and external initiatives aimed at increasing diversity within the profession and we encourage all our partners and staff to get involved.
Al Tamimi & Company is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applicatio
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Essential to our success as a regional law firm is our ability to attract and retain the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are committed to a work environment where everyone can reach their potential and we have an inclusive culture which respects individual differences.
We undertake and support a number of internal and external initiatives aimed at increasing diversity within the profession and we encourage all our partners and staff to get involved.
Al Tamimi & Company is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and support those in the workplace who have a disability.