PA

Shepherd and Wedderburn are currently recruiting for a Temporary PA 12 months) to support their property team based in Edinburgh. The successful candidate will provideeffective and efficient PA administrative and secretarial support to fee earners in the Property Division.

• Accurately produce correspondence documentation (including any related matters e.g. mailslips forms couriers etc) and presentations utilising efficiently relevant software e.g. Word Excel PDF Docs/Adobe PowerPoint and dictation software when used. Liaise where necessary with DP in the production of DP documents but be capable of creating and amending large documents.
• Carry out client and matter opening and closing using and in accordance with the firms processes and procedures including liaising with Finance and AML teams carrying out and recording the outcome of conflict checks and producing letters of engagement.
• Diary management checking weekly monthly and annual commitments in advance and responding to enquiries relating to availability including room booking catering IT support and communication with attendees as required.
• Manage email accounts including review of partner inboxes and inboxes of all fee earners on holiday or otherwise absent (including travelling) and email storage and file management.
• Manage attendance rooms and technology and attend and take notes for all Team Meetings and assist in ensuring fee earners complete agreed tasks.
• Carry out Active Matter reviews with fee earners in connection with regular billing and payment of invoices.
• Manage process for producing invoices (at month end and otherwise as required) and sending these to clients. Completion of all required information for clients fee portals
• Dealing with queries regarding invoices including managing and obtaining client purchase orders where applicable.
• Undertake filing/scanning.
• Arrange and as necessary assist with photocopying/binding.
• Deal with clients and contacts and assist/redirect as required.
• Plan and manage (including creating itineraries and updating diaries with relevant details) travel and hotel arrangements and reclaim expenses.
• Manage contact information for clients and contacts (including updating CMS/Marketing database).
• Undertake ad hoc administration e.g. organising team training as required.
• Check Zebra for fee earners daily (ensuring document distribution saving and naming protocols are followed).
• Manage the teams paper storage including indexing; local storage; offsite storage etc.
• Liaise with support teams e.g. Finance Facilities Reception Marketing and Communication IT.
• To provide support to the wider PA group including other divisions and offices as and when required.

Candidate Profile

Essential

• Strong organisation skills
• Attention to detail.
• Previous experience as a PA / executive assistant

Desirable

• Legal sector experience

HR Contact

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Equal Opportunities

At Shepherd and Wedderburn we strive to provide a supportive inclusive and high performance working environment where everyone feels they belong. Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our business and we therefore welcome applicants from different backgrounds to all levels of the organisation. To foster inclusivity we particularly encourage applications from those who may be from underrepresented groups including candidates from Black Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds LGBT people people with disabilities or who are neurodivergent and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

GDPR

Shepherd and Wedderburn is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information that we collect as a data controller. The information provided by you will be processed in accordance with our GDPR Privacy Notice for Applicants and Work Experience Students. If you are successful in obtaining paid employment with us we will hold your information in accordance with our Privacy Notice and Data Retention Policy for Personnel which will be provided to you at the relevant time.

We will process the information you provide solely for the purpose of evaluating your application for employment. The information will be disclosed to the interview panel (if relevant) your line manager (if appointed) and Human Resources staff members. We may contact any references provided for the purposes of discussing your application and will ask your permission before doing so.

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• We will use information about your disability status to provide appropriate adjustments to the interview process.
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