Administrator - Commercial & Charities - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Blake Morgan

Blake Morgan

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Cardiff, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location- Cardiff- Discipline:

Business Support
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Blake Morgan is one of the UK's leading full service law firms, with offices in Cardiff, London, Thames Valley and the South Coast region.

We provide our clients with practical and straightforward legal advice whatever their regional, national and international requirements. Our clients are commercial businesses, not-for-profit organisations, government agencies and private individuals.

Typical Workload
- _Administration_

Coordination of regular team meeting (room bookings, agendas, minutes)
Organising File & WIP Reviews
Booking internal and external events
Organising work experience weeks
Booking travel and accommodation
Drafting expense claims and processing Corporate expenses
Aged debt/WIP reports and chasing Aged Debt for team
Drafting bills for approval by Partners
Professional Indemnity Insurance renewal
Coordination of appraisals
Ad hoc administrative duties as required

Business Development_

Coordinator for BCS Data Protection courses and examinations, to include securing bookings, preparation of materials and invoicing, and liaison with BCS, course tutor and Marketing in respect of social media advertising and followup post course
Assisting with the development of coordination and delivery of Public Sector Insightsprogramme
Updating the team meeting BD / New Instructions spreadsheet
Coordination of L500/Chambers and Partners submissions
Organising and booking lunch / dinner for Networking / BD
Assist with BD initiatives including capability documents and team sheets
Provide admin support for bids, quotes and tenders
Managing areas of focus and following up specific actions
Managing professional memberships

Skills / Experience Required

Highly organised, accurate and strong attention to detail
Adaptable, flexible and able to multitask
Able to work productively with people at all levels
Strong sense of customer service
Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to work with Partners and staff across the team and across offices
Relishes taking responsibility and acting on own initiative
Able to recommend process improvements
Ability to work as part of a team
Confidentiality and discretion are fundamental
Excellent drafting and IT skills (Microsoft office including Excel and PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams)
A working knowledge of financial management and accounts and marketing and business development
Capable of managing a varied and demanding workload
Proactive and positive 'can do' attitude
Previous professional services experience and risk awareness would be an advantage
Committed to rigour around treating all clients fairly
Focused on attributing dedication, determination and loyalty to colleagues, clients and communities
Able to demonstrate continuous development and diversity in thinking
Understands and complies with Information Security responsibilities commensurate with this advertised role including Data Protection and the duty of confidentiality

Blake Morgan is committed to adopting Smart Working practices, where appropriate in the context of business needs, and empowering colleagues to maximise their performance.

Whilst we strive to ensure consistency of approach across the firm, there will inevitably be some differences in working practices across our business groups and business support functions.

We consider each colleague's personal preferences, working styles and development needs when deciding the best arrangements to suit our clients and colleagues.

A typical approach would be a blend of working in your usual office, working from another Blake Morgan office, working from a client's office and working from home.

For this role the minimum requirement is 3 days per week working from the Cardiff office. A Guide to getting the most out of Smart Working Policy is available for our colleagues.

You will be a core part of the team and able to access the technology, support, training and resources you require.

Our business groups are:

Banking and Finance

Business Support Services

Commercial and Charities

Commercial Litigation

Commercial Recoveries and Travel

Construction

Corporate

Employment, Pensions, Benefits & Immigration

Private Client

Property Services

Regulatory

Our office locations and details of how to reach them are found here.

Benefits
Some of the benefits of working at Blake Morgan can be found here.

Our business groups are:

Banking and Finance

Business Support Services

Commercial and Charities

Commercial Litigation

Commercial Recoveries and Travel

Construction

Corporate

Employment, Pensions, Benefits & Immigration

Private Client

Property Services

Regulatory

How to Apply

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