Secretary

Keen to become part of a truly global, collaborative team of professionals? Your journey begins here. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is looking for a full-time secretary to join our Hong Kong office. The incumbent will be joining a high performing team environment, supporting a group of fee earners, including Partners and Associates. Key Responsibilities • Produce drafts of documents from instructions or dictation • Maintain office systems, including data management and filing • Enter time to time keeping systems as instructed • Deal with proper (electronic or otherwise) filing of correspondence and documents, both incoming and outgoing • Screen phone calls and handle enquiries • Manage diaries • Arrange travel, visas and accommodation • Prepare and handle billing and marketing materials • Liaise with clients and other colleagues and act as communication bridges between different fee-earners Skills & Experience • Solid legal secretarial experience, ideally in a practice related to Merger & Acquisitions (M&A), Equity Capital Markets (ECM), or general commercial transactions at an international or sizeable law firm • Strong command in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese communication skills, both spoken and written. • Technology savvy and proficient in formatting legal documents and common work related software such as Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint • Shows initiative and desire to learn over time • Exercise care in handling work and in complying with instructions • Personable, proactive, trustworthy, responsible and reliable • Integrity and discretion when handling confidential information • Effective organisational and time management skills; with the ability to juggle the needs of various fee earners, manage expectations and multi-task • Able to work under pressure, with the ability to solve and/or raise problems or issues in a timely manner • Works well in a team environment