Legal Personal Assistant 32k

**Legal Personal Assistant - Maidenhead £32,000**

Hanson UK is a leading supplier of heavy building materials to the construction industry and will be the UK No.1 in terms of sustainability and the road to zero carbon.

We are part of the Heidelberg Materials Group, one of the largest building materials manufacturers in the world, the global market leader.

We operate around 300 manufacturing sites in the UK and employ over 3,500 people. Hanson is committed to being a fair, respectful, and inclusive company, a place where you can be your best you.

Whatever hat you wear, we celebrate individuality and recognize how a diverse workforce of different characters, backgrounds and skills helps our business to be stronger and more successful for everyone.

We encourage a culture that values openness and transparency and recognizes individual achievement. Hanson UK are committed to fulfilling our role in meeting the UK government's ambitions and our parent company, Heidelberg Materials Group, has signed the Business Ambition for 1.5ºC Commitment and joined the UN's Race to Zero campaign.

Our route to decarbonization has been ongoing for many years and we have made significant headway.

**Description of Team / Department**

Legal team servicing Hanson Plc corporate legacy matters, corporate finance projects (Project Pegasus) and full Legal / Co Sec department.

**Purpose of / Responsibilities of the role**

Legal Executive Assistant to Head of Legal (Director).

Everyday support to the legal director - meetings, documents, agendas, financing projects and international cases, with additional support to Co Sec / Project Pegasus and also to corporate compliance as needed.

Admin support, diary, US (legacy litigation) travel, related Group reporting & for CEO / PowerPoint / fortnightly meetings for corporate/ Hanson legal team, related correspondence and execution (signature processes and diligence if needed) on related matters.

**_Mission & role of the function_**

Legal Executive Assistant; or Legal Executive; of PPA (Paralegal PA).

Must have experience in legal depts. / solicitors firms as legal exec / LEA / paralegal and be willing to be adaptable and work in law environment.

Train as Super User in I-Manage / Worksite platform - management of orderly files and relevant archives.

Support on relevant entity board governance and board decisions and minutes.

Regular access to externals and retrieve from / dispatch back to relevant legacy archives, documents retrieval to and from archives, circulation for due diligence and board meetings and other legacy matters / historic matters.

Employee services & management of HR / IT issues for the legacy / Co Sec / Pegasus legal team.

Support due diligence processes / components as directed by Head of Legal.

Arrange relevant Pegasus board meetings, successful logistics arrangements in Outlook and interface diary management of Head of Legal with closings and completions, ensure stakeholders (also overseas external and non-UK Boards meet project timings).

Reporting to Head of Legal for Head of Legal / Pegasus / dept. company secretarial and legal / paralegal administration on legacy relevant management & matters.

With support also for Senior Counsel / Company Solicitor.

Prepare and issues any related reporting / updates / presentations (power point) on legacy project matters (related diary management and power point presentations for team and Group).

Weekly calls / diary briefings to Head of Legal and throughout week as required on Pegasus admin and legacy (US) legacy litigation matters.

Training may be given for affiliate legal entities companies.

US / Hanson Plc legacy Litigation - assist and executive support to Head of Legal for logistics and timings, depositions dates, access to data room[s], production of documents and production and director circulation of files, manage site, liaison with witnesses and external counsel, case timetable milestones, supporting logístical arrangements for Head of Legal (if any); management of archiving and corporate retrievals for litigation, arrange expert meetings.

**_Job requirements_**

Skills: positive ‘can do' Attitude - team and legal work, helping others on above matters.

Experience as legal PA / legal secretary but with responsibility for items of administration.

Communication: verbal, accuracy and precise detail - essential for working with corporate and lawyers

Daily briefings with head of legal on Department diary.

Precise - on legal and corporate cases.

Work proactively and have good time management skills.

**Excellent Remuneration and Benefits**

Excellent remuneration packages

Agile working / Flexible working policies in place

Various incentive bonus schemes

27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays)

Paid day off to Volunteer every year

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Sabbatical leave

Family friendly policies such as enhanced Maternity/Paternity, and other policies including Parental leave, Neonatal care,