Legal Pa

**Purpose of the Role**

To provide high quality, proactive and experienced PA support to a team of partners and fee earners on a part time basis, 2 days per week.

**Duties**
- Work collaboratively with all Finance teams to proactively support fee earners' financial performance including client billing and reports, management of matter balances and working capital
- Work closely with Business Development to support fee earners on organisation and attendance of events and conferences; CRM administration; production of and updating fee earner CV's; using the Business Development hub and credentials database; assisting with bids, tenders and pilots
- Where your allocated fee earner is a Client Relationship Partner (CRP) for a Client Universe Client, assist the BusinessDevelopment team with organising and attending core team and relationship meetings; organisation and attendance of events; assist with compiling regular client reports as required
- Conflict check and Client Due Diligence processes, accurately completing the end to end Client Matter Inception (CMI) process whilst adhering to Firmwide best practice protocols
- Ensure all file management processes are undertaken correctly by identifying matters for closure, bills are paid, clearing client balance, WIP and archiving completed files
- Comprehensive diary management including forward planning, proactive travel and meeting arrangements, identifying meeting clashes and resolving independently where appropriate
- Identifying and recommending cost efficient options for complex travel arrangements
- Ensure all meeting requirements are identified and actioned, including proactive preparation of meeting packs, itineraries, room and hospitality resource
- Utilise the Cube on all administrative tasks, taking ownership to ensure tasks are completed and delivered to fee earners in a timely and accurate way
- Delegate appropriate tasks to Document Production including pitch and tender documents, conversion and amendment of legal documents and transcripts
- Demonstrate technical competency in order to support fee earners, identify and address knowledge gaps to fulfil all elements of the role
- 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
- Successfully completes, on time, all compulsory firm training and returns all complaints and claims questionnaires

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required (Bespoke to Role)**
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with appropriate and effective use of grammar and punctuation
- Three years' experience (or equivalent) gained within a comparable environment and at an appropriate level
- 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

**Benefits**

As a firm, we aim to provide a positive experience to everyone who works here and our focus on financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits ensures that this experience goes beyond the nine-to-five. As part of this mission, some of the benefits employees of AG can expect are;
- Life Assurance & Income Protection
- Competitive employer matched pension contribution rate
- Health and wellbeing subsidiary, up to £180 per year
- One day per year to volunteer (as part of our CSR initiative)
- Buy/Sell holidays (up to 5 days each year)
- Mental health and wellbeing initiatives such as The Mindful Business Charter, Mental Health Champions and 1:1 sessions with an in-house professional
- Talent referral bonus incentives
- AG Excellence awards for the recognition of exceptional effort
- Opt in private medical and private dental insurance
- Opt in annual health screening
- Voluntary critical illness cover
- Annual discretionary bonus plan

**MEET THE RECRUITER**:
**Heather Dalton**

**Speak with Heather Dalton:
+44 113 209 2212
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**Salary**:Competitive**Location**:Aberdeen**Vacancy Type**:Secretarial Services**Business Area**:Secretarial Services**Contract Type**:Part-time**BENEFITS**

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