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Powell Gilbert LLP

Job Title:
Legal Office Assistant for Boutique IP Firm
Published:
Thursday 26th September 2024
Closing:
Thursday 31st October 2024
Location:
City of London
Salary:
£27k - £29k

Job description: A varied front of house and administrative role with considerable autonomy operating within a small office support team. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic self-starter with strong organisational and interpersonal skills. The role emphasises a team-oriented approach, collaborating with key employees at all levels while ensuring the highest level of client care for all employees, clients and visitors. 

Hours:  Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 16:30 / 10:30 – 18:30 (alternating weekly) 

Location: City of London - Onsite attendance required 5 days a week 

Key responsibilities: Duties include, but are not limited to: - 

Front of House 

  • Responsible for coordinating all meeting room bookings. 

  • Organising and serving of meeting refreshments and catering. 

  • Meet and greet of all external visitors. 

  • Responsibility for meeting room set up. 

  • Overseeing stock levels and ordering of all consumables and meeting room sundries. 

  • Manage the ordering and replenishment of staff kitchen consumables. 

  • Coordinate internal staff events, including weekly Afternoon Tea, Thursday Night Drinks, and Office lunches, while assisting with other events as needed. 

Administration 

  • Opening and closing of new files/volumes, ensuring relevant procedures are followed. 

  • Providing an accurate and efficient postal delivery service to include the collection and distribution of both internal and external mail. 

  • Handling general administration task such as filing, bundling, scanning and document formatting. 

  • Coordinating travel arrangements, including booking couriers, taxis, and assisting with domestic and international travel logistics. 

  • Managing document storage, retrieval, shredding and archiving processes. 

  • Processing of invoices and expenses. 

  • Ordering and maintaining stationery and reference materials. 

  • Maintaining the firm’s library and intranet.  

  • Assisting other staff with administrative tasks and ad-hoc projects as required. 

Core competencies: 

  • Drive – Demonstrates the determination to set, meet and improve upon the highest standards of performance. 

  • Initiative – Proactively identifies tasks and takes action to complete them effectively. 

  • Commitment - Belief in your role and its value to the organisation. 

  • Integrity - Ability to uphold job related, social, organisational and ethical standards in all actions. 

  • Managing Performance - The drive and determination to set, meet and enhance your personal performance. 

  • Teamwork - Working co-operatively and collaboratively with others to achieve business goals including the ability to prioritise/multi-task during busy periods. 

Job Specific Competencies: 

  • Professional Knowledge & Judgement - Has a good knowledge of their area of expertise; understands how this fits in with the business and uses this to provide a superior service.
  • Service Orientation - Routinely thinking and acting in accordance with the needs of all employees, clients and visitors. 

 



Recruiter information:
Company:
Powell Gilbert LLP
Address:
85 Fleet Street, London, London, EC4Y 1AE, United Kingdom

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