Float PA / Personal Assistant – 12 month contract - £competitive
Location: : London - London
Rate: N/A (Full-time) + Fixed Term Contract
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP are looking for a motivated and highly organised PA who would enjoy the variety a Float PA role in the Firm has to offer. You will provide a highly efficient, client-focused and professional legal administrative support to a number of nominated fee earners.
This is an excellent 12-month contract opportunity for a PA who is willing to provide proactive cross-departmental support.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
With over 2,400 lawyers in 26 key business centres around the world, we provide a comprehensive service to national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments.
As a Float PA / Personal Assistant your main responsibilities will involve:
• Typing letters, correspondence and confidential legal documentation, proofreading all work to ensure that completed documents are delivered to the highest standard of accuracy
• Providing appropriate support to clients’ requests and carrying out basic client liaison duties
• Supporting lawyers (fee earners) with their business development and knowledge management responsibilities
• Assisting with the administration of both client and internal events, the production of pitches, client presentations and maintaining up-to-date CVs
• Managing incoming communication, drafting and transcribing replies and ensuring all mail is processed in an accurate and timely manner
• Coordinating meetings for fee earners including managing diaries, making appointments and organising travel arrangements
• Assisting fee earners with basic technical queries allowing them to make best use of their IT resources
As a Float PA / Personal Assistant your skills and qualifications will ideally include:
• Educated to A level standard or equivalent experience, must have at least 5 GCSEs with grades A-C (or equivalent), to include Maths and English
• Administrative support or secretarial experience, with a formal secretarial qualification
• Excellent IT Skills, including fast, accurate audio and copy typing (60 wpm)
• Ability to produce high quality MS Word and PowerPoint documents
• Experience of working in a legal environment, or sound knowledge of legal terminology, would be advantageous
What we will be looking for in you:
Naturally, as a Personal Assistant you will be highly organised and an excellent communicator. However, you will succeed by possessing a high degree of initiative and attention to detail whilst retaining a positive, professional and flexible attitude in a high pressure and deadline driven, yet thoroughly enjoyable, team environment.
We are an equal opportunities employer and consider job applicants on their merits. Therefore we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background. For more detail see the Careers Page on www.freshfields.com
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