Flexible Support Assistant - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - myGwork

Description

This inclusive employer is a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.
Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition.
With 1000+ lawyers, 300+ partners, 29 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Legal Support
team, with the addition of a Support Assistant- Cambridge.

The Support Assistant will work with other members of the Legal Support Group to provide an efficient and professional support assistant service to our clients and to the business.

The Support Assistant is responsible for ensuring that core tasks are completed efficiently and accurately under the supervision of the Legal Support Lead and Legal Support Manager.

The Legal Support Group adopt a One-Team approach so you will work closely with all other teams in the group and be given genuine opportunities to develop and learn new skills.

Providing support to the Legal Support Group and demonstrate the ability to obtain key information

• Build relationships with both the team and the Legal Support Leader to effectively manage workload

Support with archiving

• Provide consistent support for completion of deals within tight deadlines. Both physical and digital assistance as required
• Support the fostering of a collaborative team environment by consistently offering and providing support

Driven to excel in all areas of the role, enhance reputation and show ambition to further TW Career

• Monitor personal and team workload and show proactive approach to support where needed
• Knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel packages

This role is fully office based.
Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December.

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child).

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available.

We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team.

We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us.

We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.