PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Provision of highly effective secretarial support to a fee earner team.

DUTIES

• Understands and assists with the billing process and associated financial management tasks
• Engages with fee earners to support with general financial housekeeping
• Manages fee earners administrative processes, utilising appropriate resources
• Develops understanding of matter management processes, gradually increasing level of responsibility and risk management awareness
• Diary management including forward planning, proactive travel and meeting arrangements, identifying meeting clashes and resolving where appropriate
• Adheres to firmwide and divisional Best Practice protocols
• Adheres to the firm's risk and compliance policies and procedures and raises any issues or queries promptly with the relevant Partner and / or Risk and Compliance
• Develops skillset in order to support fee earners with their business development activity
• Builds rapport and develops effective working relationships with fee earner teams.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with appropriate and effective use of grammar and punctuation
• Willingness to work flexibly to meet client needs
• High degree of competence in the use of Microsoft Office suite
• Proven experience of exceptional client service
• Detail focussed and experience of working in a fast paced office environment
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively as a member of a team, as well as being able to work independently 
• Commitment to exceeding expectations and goals

OUR FIRM

Addleshaw Goddard is a place where you are valued, encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential in a supportive and collegiate environment.  Our culture of improvement, growth and collaboration delivers results, drives innovation, and rewards ambition.

We not only provide technical excellence and experience but, crucially, demonstrate real insight into our clients and what really matters to them and as such we are natural choice for FTSE100 clients and their equivalents in other markets.

Our success has been built by people from the widest range of backgrounds, locations, and perspectives. We have a number of employee networks that provide space to discuss the differences that make us who we are and celebrate this at AG.

OUR APPROACH: IMAGINE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

Everything we've accomplished can be traced back to our people and the way we work. Our reputation is something we are proud of, and constantly invest in. 
Here, you'll do high calibre work, with high-character colleagues who care for one another and our clients.

Are you up for the challenge?