Recruiting for a Legal PA to work on a 1:1 basis to Finance Partner - US Law firm £45,000 !!

Key Responsibilities

• Providing full secretarial support to the Partner.
• Supporting the allocation with lighter secretarial duties as and when required.
• Full management of the Partner's day including prioritisation, identifying potential issues, providing solutions and maintaining full control of the Partner's diary and inbox.
• Arranging complex national and international travel -anticipating additional requirements to ensure smooth running of all journeys taken by the Partner.
• Drafting of correspondence on behalf of the Partner, proofing emails and documents to ensure a high level of attention to detail is shown consistently.
• Dealing with internal and external clients, acting as a gatekeeper and trusted point of contact.
• Organisation of management meetings, off-sites and small internal events.
• Liaising with Partners and Partner secretaries.
• Managing the Partner's diary.
• Entering timesheets.
• Completing weekly expense reports for the Partner.
• Arranging lunches, dinners, conferences and/or video conferences.
• Keeping the Partner up to date with emails and telephone calls when they are out of the office, taking action where possible.
• Editing/amending/updating complex word documentation and powerpoint presentations.
• Maintaining client and firm matter files and deals with relevant "housekeeping" tasks such as archiving.
• Assisting with monthly billing.
• Organisation of team social events.
• Required to be a member of the overtime rota.
• Supporting other secretarial allocations as and when required.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes

• Experience working within a professional services environment.
• Exceptional administrative skills.
• Advanced knowledge of packages used by the firm (see below), particularly, Windows 2010 including Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work in a demanding and busy position, remaining clam under pressure.
• A team-player who will work collaboratively to support the wider team and business goals.

Ability to prioritise workloads and manage accordingly.

• Self-motivated and committed.
• Flexible approach to working outside of normal office hours.

Educational Requirements

• A-Level standard (or equivalent) and/or a secretarial/PA recognised qualification.