Executive Legal Secretary - Dubai

Description

Executive Legal Secretary

Dubai

Full Time

Join our dynamic office in Dubai as an Executive Legal Secretary and become an essential part of our high-performing business support team. Were looking for a proactive, impeccably organised professional with a positive, "can-do" mindset—someone who takes pride in going the extra mile and providing exceptional support to colleagues across the firm.

Our Firm

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the worlds strongest integrated law firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business solutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries and sovereign nations. With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across four continents, the firm is renowned for its local connections and global influence, delivering comprehensive legal services across North America, the UK and Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

Our Opportunity

You will be reporting into the Dubai Office Manager and working closely with our team of Executive Legal Secretaries in Dubai, to provide secretarial and administration support to the Partners and Associates, as well as reception services for our wider office.

In this varied role, no two days will be the same! Youll perform a full and varied legal secretary role, working for partners and associates across the office. The role would include full diary management and associated tasks, client and matter inceptions, dealing with international travel, filing and archiving, document production and amends, expenses, plus a variety of other tasks and duties expected in this busy but fulfilling role. We are also looking for a candidate who will provide reception cover in terms of meeting and greeting guests and ensuring we are providing a top level of service to our visitors and clients.

You must have a positive and professional approach at all times and work efficiently in a hardworking team.

You

Youll need to be an organised, proactive individual who can easily prioritise. Youll need to have the flexibility to assist colleagues when required. You should also be able to use your initiative and spot where help is needed with limited supervision.

Youll also have experience of global travel arrangements and the ability to juggle priorities. As you will be dealing directly with clients of the firm, excellent communication skills are key for this role.

You must have good knowledge of all Microsoft packages along with strong keyboard skills, and a good eye for detail are a must! You will be proficient in client and matter inceptions. We are ideally looking for a candidate with 3 years experience of working in a professional service firm.

What You Need To Know

If youre interested in finding out more about this role, please visit our website at www.squirepattonboggs.com . We are unable to process applications sent directly by email, so please complete an online application. We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, so please dont delay in sending us your details!

We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is representative of our society. We welcome applications regardless of age, neurodiversity, disability, family or parental status, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression or other legally protected characteristics. We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply.