Legal Operations Assistant - Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester United

Manchester United

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Legal Operations Assistant - Maternity Cover 9 months FTC

Location:
Old Trafford

At Manchester United, we want to create a high-performance culture where everyone can be their best and thrive.

We are committed to the continual growth and development of colleagues through access to skills platforms such as LinkedIn Learning. We also offer a range of wellbeing support, including an employee assistance programme, access to health checks, digital GPs & nutritionists through Aviva Digicare+ Workplace, enhanced family leave, plus schemes such as Cycle 2 Work and holiday purchasing, where you can buy up to 10 extra days of additional leave. When working onsite, you'll have access to a complimentary lunch and parking every day, alongside gym facilities and regular colleague socials.

From a reward perspective, in recognition of high performance, all colleagues are entitled to an annual performance bonus. As a member of our team, you'll also gain access to an exclusive range of club and partner discounts via our benefits platform, United Rewards.
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The Purpose:To support the legal team with a range of day-to-day administrative duties, and to assist the Operations Manager in implementing and managing new operational processes to enable efficiencies within the department.

The Role

Responsible for administrative duties across several areas, including management of approvals process NDA process
Inputting data into the database for transactions
Ordering stationery and supplies
Diary management for several team members
Arranging meetings for the wider Legal team
Booking of meeting rooms/boxes including arranging catering
Booking places on external events and conferences
Raising POs and managing POs and invoices
Archiving and filing
Liaising with IT for the team for any issues
Managing team match tickets
Managing hospitality bookings for team
Responsible for couriers & post
Travel arrangements for the wider team when necessary
Any operational administration task for the Operational Manager
Administration assistance on transfer deadline days (both men's and women's)

The Person

Have good knowledge of Microsoft Office and excellent IT Skills
Strong knowledge and understanding of technology, able to pick up new systems quickly and with ease
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
Ability to demonstrate initiative and flexibility
Experience of developing and maintaining of new processes and procedures to enhance productivity, communication, and efficiency of the team
Strong time management and selfmotivation skills, the ability to work autonomously, plan own workload and work well as part of a team
Previous experience within Legal administration or a similar environment would be desirable but not essential.

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We recognise the importance of safeguarding children and adults at risk at Manchester United, as part of this commitment this post is required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check at the appropriate level, as well as full reference history.

Manchester United is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to background, ethnicity, race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or other legally protected characteristics.
**Manchester United Football Club are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, supporting the armed forces community to transition into careers outside of the armed forces.