Personal Assistant - Legal Sector

Your new company

This client is a law firm based in Edinburgh City Centre.

Your new role

• Provide proactive and professional Legal PA support to the group.
• Services to be delivered to the business in a manner which is consistent with the increasingly competitive environment in which the Firm operates.
• This role is intended to embrace a team-working approach, collaborating with lawyers and other members of Business Operations to fulfil the needs of the business. In addition to being assigned to a number of specific lawyers, it is expected that a Legal PA will work with every member of the team to ensure that overall needs are met.
• Support may need to be provided to staff from more than one business unit and numbers and content of the group may change from time to time to reflect the current structure of the Firm.

What you'll need to succeedOur client are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience:

• PA experience in a busy environment is desirable
• Previous work in a law firm advantageous
• Willingness and enthusiasm to work with and support the group
• Good IT skills - knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook required

What you'll get in return

• Agile working (the opportunity to work from home, subject to commitments)
• Carers' leave (up to five paid days' leave towards caring responsibilities)
• 25 days' annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to purchase or roll over 5 days.
• Contributory pension of up to 5%.
• Private healthcare policy
• Death in service cover (4 x base salary).
• Eligibility to apply for an interest-free season ticket loan, an interest-free gym membership loan and/or an interest-free rental deposit loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.

What you need to do now

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