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Jane Frain

Bottesford,Nottingham

Summary

Dedicated Legal Personal Assistant with over 25 years of experience with the same law firm, highly skilled in supporting of a Head of Department, Partners and Associates with PA and secretarial duties.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Practice Assistant

Browne Jacobson Solicitors
Nottingham
12.1996 - Current
  • Diary management, providing timely reminders of upcoming meetings and events.
  • Co-ordination of accommodation and travel arrangements, whilst adhering to strict compliance with firm's budgets.
  • Arranging meetings both internal and external, ensuring meeting rooms and catering requests are processed.
  • Processing Expenses.
  • Billing and Accounting.
  • Maintaining case files.
  • Use of multiple case management systems eg Visual Files; Filesite; Aderant.
  • Preparing and finalising legal correspondence and documents.
  • Completion of general administrative duties eg photocopying and filing.
  • Answering/responding to office telephone calls and e-mails.
  • Liaising direct with clients via e-mail and telephone.
  • Liaising with Coroners, Courts and Claimant solicitors
  • Onboarding new staff to the team, informing on procedures, policies and standards

Private Client Legal Secretary

Dickinson Dees (now Womble Bond Dickinson)
Newcastle upon Tyne
09.1987 - 06.1996
  • Transcribed legal documents eg Wills and Probate Accounts
  • Filing
  • Photocopying
  • Post duties

Education

Ryton Comprehensive School
Ryton, Tyne and Wear
04.2001 -

Gateshead Technical College
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

Skills

  • Proactive
  • Excellent Stakeholder communication
  • Calendar management
  • Professional telephone manner
  • Time management and organisational skills
  • Event and Meeting co-ordination
  • Travel arrangements
  • Case Management experience
  • Correspondence handling - incoming/outgoing
  • Document production
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Team Player

Timeline

Ryton Comprehensive School
04.2001 -

Legal Practice Assistant

Browne Jacobson Solicitors
12.1996 - Current

Private Client Legal Secretary

Dickinson Dees (now Womble Bond Dickinson)
09.1987 - 06.1996

Gateshead Technical College

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