Departmental Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Lewis Silkin LLP

Lewis Silkin LLP

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Term:

Permanent
Working hours:
Fulltime
Department:
CMI
Location:

London

The firmLewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets
their ideas, their people, their brand and their future

We call it:
Ideas. People. Possibilities.

With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch.

We have two things at our core:
people — both ours and our clients'— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.

Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our 'I-CUE').

We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity & inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.

The departmentThis role will be working to support multiple legal practice groups including Corporate, Data, Privacy & Cyber, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property and Digital, Commerce & Creative.

The teams that this role will assist, are made up of leading advisers for creative, innovative and brand-focused businesses, offering a deep understanding of the industry sectors in which clients operate combined with real expertise across a wide range of legal services.

From start-ups to multinationals, the firm's comprehensive and commercially focused advice helps clients succeed in an increasingly complex and converged international marketplace.

ResponsibilitiesIn this role you will be working directly with and supporting the PA team with the following tasks:
Assisting with distribution of papers for meetings (i.e. Know How, partner meetings)
Assisting with travel requirements (i.e. booking taxis/liaising with our external travel company)
Assisting with couriers
Assisting with maintaining the Engage database
Efiling as requested
Carrying out external local deliveries as required
Ad hoc project work, creating spreadsheets etc
Assisting with PDF documents for bundles etc
Assisting the marketing team to complete marketing packs and badges, assisting with seminars
Assisting with searches for files, deeds, Wills etc
Assisting with regular archiving
Liaising with Reprographics on print requests
Assisting with photocopying
And other general support from time to time

Billing & Finance

Processing disbursements/payment requests and other Finance forms
Processing expenses using ChromeRiver
Assisting with billing projects

File Inception

Under supervision, creating new client and matter requests
Assisting with CDD, Companies House information etc
Creating draft Engagement Letters

Specialist experience

Some office work experience would be an advantage

Abilities and desired qualities

Typing skills (40 wpm)
Good attention to detail and enthusiasm
Excellent organisational and communication skills
Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
The ability to work overtime when require

IT skills required

Some experience or knowledge of Word, Excel, document management systems and Outlook would be beneficial, although not essential as full training will be provided

Educational and professional qualifications required

Good grammatical English at least to GCSE standard or equivalent.
Additional informationAt Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.