Administrative Assistant - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - Dentons

Dentons
Dentons
Verified Company
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Duration:
Permanent

Location:
London

Reports to:
Practice Support Workflow Co-ordinator

The Role


To provide support to our Practice Support Executives to deliver a first class service focusing on process based tasks/activities and general administrative support to our fee-earners and Practice Support Executives (PSEs).


Responsibilities:


Key Areas of Responsibility:


  • Routine Organisation and Planning
  • BD and Client Relationship Administration
  • Financial Administration
  • Matter Opening Administration

General Administration

  • The role is intended to embrace a teamworking approach, collaborating with every other member of the team to ensure the overall needs of the business are met.
  • The role offers excellent experience, training and genuine career development prospects.
  • Organisation and Planning
  • Scheduling routine diary arrangements.
  • Booking meeting rooms and arranging video conference calls.
  • Arrangement of routine travel arrangements.
  • Obtaining and arranging foreign currency.
  • Set up and maintain paper and electronic filing systems.
  • Interface with other business services teams and ownership of resolving any routine business operations problems.
  • Business Development and Client Relationship Management
  • Supporting internal processes to ensure CRM databases up to date (Interaction, Credentials database).
  • Supporting administration for events, eg, preparing badges, in collaboration with the PSEs and Business Development.

Financial Administration

  • Assisting with billing process (using Flosuite as required) including completion of narratives.
  • Supporting feeearners with closing InTapp entries and assisting with narratives where required.
  • Processing expenses/invoices using Chrome River.
  • Supporting post completion of matters (e.g. preparing completion statements, arranging transfer of funds)
  • Matter Opening Administration
  • Supporting completion of NBI forms.
  • Arranging routine conflicts and AML checks.
  • Ensuring all parties lists and contact lists are prepared and kept up to date.

General Administration

  • Production of engrossed documents (including getting annexures together) (nonchargeable)
  • Minor copying, scanning, printing tasks.
  • Physical preparation of files, bibles, bundles of documents (hard copy or electronic) including pagination and indexing (nonchargeable)
  • Deeds scheduling (nonchargeable).
  • Archiving/retrieving files.
  • Ordering stationery.
  • Ordering business cards.

Personal attributes

  • Ability to follow process workflow maps.
  • Flexible and adaptable approach to work.
  • Reliable and calm under pressure.
  • Good organisation, communication and administrative skills.
  • Good eye for detail.
  • Strong time management skills.
  • Willingness and enthusiasm to work with and support teams and practice group

Firm Profile


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