Monday, 25 March 2013

Legal Secretary - Baker & McKenzie International Firm

Job Title     Legal Secretary
Languages     Excellent English
Country     Egypt
Job Category    Administration, Secretarial Work
Job Type    Full Time
Description     1- General secretarial work including:  Formatting and typing contracts and bilingual documents.  Maintaining filing system  Scanning & photocopying  Faxing  Printing e-mails  Telephone calls 2- Schedule/Calendar management, etc. for attorneys (i.e. deadlines, due dates, follow-up dates, travel arrangements and/or accommodations and sets up teleconferencing) 3- Maintaining and updating associates task list, reminders and monitoring projects deadlines. 4- Responsible to edit, review and prepare in final form and correct legal format: legal documents, contracts, agreements, amendments, resolutions, and correspondence, completed independently or from verbal, written or dictated direction for final review and/or signature of attorney. 5- Assist in time sheet entry. 6- Receive and handles all incoming mail for assigned attorneys. 7- Coordinate and follow up with office paralegals to ensure completion of assigned matters by Attorney. 8- Responsible for file management (i.e. preparing files, archiving, E-Filing)
Qualifications    • Office administrative and secretarial practices and procedures, such as proficiency with: business correspondence, English language, proficiency with: computers for word processing and spreadsheet applications, calculator, facsimile machine and photocopier. • Speed and accurate typing. • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors and coworkers • Record keeping, report preparation, filing methods and records management techniques, correct English usage. • Organizing work, setting priorities, meeting critical deadlines, and following up assignments with a minimum of direction, composing correspondence independently or from brief instructions.
Gender    Any
Experience    6 - 9 Years.
Other Skills    High typing speed English & Arabic
Salary (L.E.)    Negotiable
Job Contact Info.    Hadeel.Gamaleldin@bakermckenzie.com

Website     www.bakernet.com
No. of Employees      From 50-100
Sector     Legal Affairs
Profile      Helmy, Hamza & Partners, a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, is one of the leading law offices in Egypt that combines the ability to offer clients a detailed knowledge of local law with the experience of a global law firm.