Legal Secretary

Ashurst is recruiting a legal secretary to its Stockholm practice.

Ashurst is a leading international law firm advising corporates, financial institutions and governments. Our core businesses are in corporate, finance, dispute resolution, and the development and financing of assets in the energy, resources and infrastructure sectors.

We have 28 offices in 16 countries and employ over 3,500 people globally.

Our Swedish office is located in modern premises in central Stockholm, where we employ approx. 45 people.

Job overview

This position will consist of providing secretarial and administrative support to an assigned group of lawyers.

The position is full-time with additional benefits.

Main tasks

In this position, your primary duties will include:
- preparing and amending legal documents using Ashurst house style
- creating e-mails, letters and any other correspondence
- assisting with the monthly billing process
- managing the matter set up process
- organising internal and external meetings
- arranging business travel
- liaising with clients
- updating the firm's marketing database with lawyer contacts
- working within a team and proactively offering assistance to others
- carrying out any other secretarial tasks normal to a law firm

Essential skills

We are looking for a person with
- experience of working within a law firm in a similar role
- excellent technical ability in Microsoft Office
- excellent team working skills
- excellent communication skills with both written and verbal fluency in Swedish and English

Applications & further information

Your application should be in English and consist of a personal letter and a CV to be sent to stockholm.recruitment@ashurst.com.

If this sounds like an interesting opportunity we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as the recruitment proess is underway and we are considering applications and interviewing candidates on an ongoing basis.

Read more about Ashurst at www.ashurst.com.