bto solicitors - Corporate & Commercial Business Lawyers Glasgow Edinburgh Scotland

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  • Position
  • Location
  • Closing Date
  • Secretarial
  • Glasgow
  • 24/08/2018
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Administration

Details:

Position: Legal Secretary
Location: Commercial Dispute Department, Glasgow

We require a pro-active, motivated and organised individual to provide support to busy fee earners within the Commercial Dispute Team. Experience within a legal firm is essential.

Daily tasks include:

  • Digital dictation (BigHand)
  • Typing correspondence and legal paperwork
  • Liaising with clients and handling day to day queries
  • Collating and organising legal paperwork
  • Producing, amending and proof reading formal documents
  • Diary management and arranging appointments
  • Answering incoming calls and taking messages
  • Processing all incoming and outgoing mail
  • Filing and undertaking regular file reviews including opening and closing files
  • Fee preparation upon instruction, ensuring all billing requirements are accurately recorded
  • Any other secretarial duties

The successful candidate will be able to produce correspondence and documents to a high standard, have an excellent telephone manner and be adaptable and proactive in their approach to their duties.

How to Apply (please click on links)

Closing date for applications is 24 August 2018.

General Application Form

If you would like to work for a growing law firm, then BTO is the employer for you. We are dedicated to developing the careers of our personnel and we offer a friendly working environment.

BTO is ideally located for easy access to both Glasgow and Edinburgh city centres. If you are interested in joining one of our teams, please complete our General Application Form.

Download Application Form  PC Version / Mac Version

Trainee Application Form

BTO Traineeship

BTO is committed to the development of trainee lawyers and several of our partners started out here as trainees. We offer a structured rotational placement programme designed to give trainees experience in a variety of areas.

We value those who can demonstrate initiative, handle responsibility and work as part of a team. In turn, trainees benefit from involvement in diverse cases from day one, being coached and mentored by some of the best in their respective fields.

Traineeships 2020

Please email your completed form to the HR Manager: trainee@bto.co.uk or, post it to Human Resources, BTO Solicitors, 48 St. Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5HS, marked for the attention of the HR Manager.

The closing deadline for applications is Friday 28 September 2018 at 5.00pm. Once you have submitted your application you should receive an email confirming receipt.   If you do not receive the confirmation email within two hours of submitting your form, please immediately contact Eilidh Gaughan, HR Assistant, on 0141 221 8012 to check if your application has been received. 

If you are using a Mac computer please download this Trainee Application Form (Mac).  For PC users please download the form at the foot of this section.

The format of the trainee application form is fixed and you are encouraged to stay within its constraints. You can add any additional content within another document referencing it from within the application form. If the form below will not let you complete it at all please download the MAC version (link in the previous paragraph).

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Contact BTO

Glasgow

  • 48 St. Vincent Street
  • Glasgow
  • G2 5HS
  • T:+44 (0)141 221 8012
  • F:+44 (0)141 221 7803

Edinburgh

  • One Edinburgh Quay
  • Edinburgh
  • EH3 9QG
  • T:+44 (0)131 222 2939
  • F:+44 (0)131 222 2949

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