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PA - Corporate

Employer
Osborne Clarke LLP
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
13 Mar 2019

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Job Details

We are seeking an experienced PA to support a team of fee earners in our Corporate department, including a partner who is head of our corporate finance team.  This is a full-time (9.30am-5.30pm) position, based at our London office.

The team advise quoted companies and investment banks on a broad range of corporate finance and capital markets matters, including flotations (AIM and Official List), secondary offerings, takeovers, demergers and strategic acquisitions, predominantly in the Digital Business, Consumer, Financials and Energy & Utilities sectors. The team also advises UK and international organisations on all aspects of buying and selling public and private companies and businesses.

Osborne Clarke is a leading International Legal Practice looking after a wide range of commercial clients such as Barclays, Facebook, Siemens and Vodafone. We are renowned for our unstuffy and supportive culture, encouraging all our people to make the most of their talent in a fast growing and exciting environment.

We are delighted that our focussed strategy and open culture has also resulted in the firm being joint winners of Roll on Friday Firm of the Year 2018.

Key Responsibilities

  • Proactively manage mailboxes in terms of diary commitments and meeting room requirements; provide conference dial-in/Skype for Business/VC details where necessary
  • Book appropriate venues for client lunches, dinners and drinks receptions
  • Assist with the file opening and CDD process; set up new matters, draft engagement letters
  • Play an active role in managing and taking responsibility for the billing process, work closely with the matter managers and our finance team; track specific billing arrangements; prepare budget trackers, weekly WIP reports, billing status and client reports
  • Draft correspondence and communications; amend/copy type legal documentation demonstrating excellent Word/formatting skills
  • Attend weekly team meetings (circulate agenda/action points), contributing where necessary to update the team on any new systems and processes
  • Undertake administrative tasks including: the organisation of all travel arrangements; complete expense reclaim forms; file management (filing, closing and arranging offsite storage of files)
  • Support the team with all Business Development initiatives/marketing events suggested by the team
  • Draft, amend and finalise PowerPoint slides for speaking presentations and Pitch documents
  • Deal with enquiries from clients, colleagues and third parties in a prompt and professional manner, providing an effective transfer of information
  • Develop strong working relationships with staff and key clients in our UK and international offices, ensuring open and proactive communications at all times
  • Troubleshoot IT issues and escalate to IT ServiceDesk if necessary
  • To provide support within the team (covering for other PA absences)
  • Role model a 'can-do', positive work ethic; being decisive, responsible, and taking ownership of issues that arise
  • Proactively identify opportunities, actively contribute and be involved in ad-hoc projects as given by the team

The position requires a PA with relevant experience and knowledge, who is able to use their own initiative, has first class organisational skills and be an integral team player.

Key skills

  • Essential to have excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Essential to have excellent time and performance management
  • Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  • Essential to be organised and be able to prioritise work
  • Essential to work with confidentiality, discretion and diplomacy
  • Ability to work under pressure when completions occur in the team
  • Flexibility, diversity and proactive positivity are key attributes
  • Ability to remain calm and friendly even in a crisis
  • Ability to flexibly manage change

At Osborne Clarke, we are known for our open and inclusive culture. We believe that by investing in the diversity and wellbeing of our people, we create an environment where everyone can thrive to be the best that they can be. This means recognising that our people have lives and commitments outside of work. We have invested in connected working for our people and, where possible, we will accommodate flexible working for all our roles.  

Company

Osborne Clarke LLP is energetic, forward thinking and client focused. Refreshingly unstuffy, this is an open and collaborative environment and we place great emphasis on teamwork rather than traditional hierarchies.

We use our experience, expertise and imagination to give clients tailored, practical, commercial advice that makes a difference to their business. When it comes to giving clients an opinion, we won't sit on the fence.

We know several important industry sectors inside out and we have particular expertise in Digital Business, Energy and Utilities, Financial Services and Real Estate & Infrastructure. Our International reach gives our clients access to global expertise.

Our mix of home-grown talent coupled with our strategic lateral recruitment activity delivers our vision.

Our comprehensive learning and development programme coupled with our competitive benefits package means we attract and retain the best talent. Development of the best talent is at the heart of what we do.

If you've got the drive, talent and imagination to succeed, we'd love to hear from you.

We know where we are going. Join us.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44(0) 117 917 3000
Location
2 Temple Back East
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EG
GB

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