Senior Legal PA / Office Manager Job at Simpson Western, Auckland, Rodney & North Shore
- Location:
- Auckland
- Rodney & North Shore
- Classification:
- Legal
- Legal Secretaries
Simpson Western is a North Shore based practice with offices in Takapuna CBD and Apollo Drive North Harbour.
Due to the growth of our North Harbour office we are looking to employ a Legal PA / Office Manager extraordinaire.
You will provide superior legal secretarial/pa skills for one partner and two property legal executives, This will include preparation of settlement statements, creating landonline e-dealings, reconciling trust accounts, liaising with clients, and generally assisting the legal advisor to be more efficient
Due to the smaller office environment you will also carry the role of office manager North Harbour, These duties will include overseeing and managing the smooth running of the North Harbour Office, creating an efficient workplace, dealing with tradesmen, organising supplies, arranging catering for functions, dealing with IT issues etc. You will liaise with our Administration team who are based in Takapuna to ensure consistency of high quality service for our clients and staff..
The person we seek will :
- have previous senior legal secretarial experience (with a focus on Property/Commercial);
- Be proactive, willing to use initiative and have a can-do flexible attitude;
- A proven ability to work well under pressure;
- Strong team and client service focus;
- Superior organisational skills and time management skills;
- Good understanding of legal trust account matters and the ability to reconcile ledgers;
- Exceptional people skills with the ability to relate well to staff, clients, contractors etc.;
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills – including an understanding of macro’s and basic IT solving skills.
This will be a challenging and busy role and is not for the faint hearted or clock watchers.
If you believe you have the skills and energy necessary then we are interested in hearing from you. Please forward your CV and application in the first instance to:
Practice Manager
Simpson Western
careers@simpsonwestern.co.nz