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 WearSkills
- 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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