Legal Assistant LitigationDisputes Team - Geneva
Legal Assistant LitigationDisputes Team - Geneva
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29-04-2025
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Job Description
Role description
We are looking for a dedicated bright and motivated Legal Assistant who has specialist experience in the filing of legal submissionsparticularly with arbitral tribunals and/or Swiss courts. This role would suit an experienced a Legal Assistant Paralegal Jurist Clerk or equivalent with experience working in litigation and/or disputes practices. The successful candidate will be based in our Geneva office working in French and English as part of a crossoffice and crossdepartmental disputes team. If you have an excellent attention to detail a proactive approach and a real desire to be part of a dynamic international disputesfocussed practice then we look forward to hearing from you.
Responsibilities will include:
Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the filing of submissions with arbitral tribunals and Swiss courts including document formatting cite checking preparation of electronic and hardcopy documents and translation work.
- Supporting hearing preparations especially in arbitral tribunals.
- Assisting lawyers with document management deadline management procedural requirements and case preparation.
- Handling administrative and organisational tasks and providing general administrative support to lawyers including managing calendars scheduling meetings making travel arrangements filing expense reports and handling incoming and outgoing correspondence.
- Drafting and proofreading of correspondence and legal documents in French and English.
- Managing the administration of client files including physical and electronic filing and archiving.
Your profile
What we are looking for:
Ideally you will have 3 years experience gained a similar roleas a Legal Assistant Paralegal or will be fluent in English and French and having businesslevel German would be a real advantage. You must be a confident and competent IT user especially with Microsoft Office. Ideally you will also have experience in using Exhibit Manager.
If you are interested in joining our dynamic international team please submit your application documents (CV and cover letter) here addressed to Leslie Brasseur HR Manager. For any questions regarding this role please email . Only direct applications through our recruitment platform considered.
- Proven experience as part of litigation/disputes legal teams especially in the filing of legal submissions especially in Swiss courts and/or international arbitral tribunals.
- Excellent accuracy and a keen eye for detail.
- Rigorous organisational skills and a strong ability to prioritise.
- Responsive proactive with a strong ownership of tasks and responsibilities; able to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Adaptability and flexibility in a fastpaced environment.
- Experience in providing administrative support and managing multiple tasks.
Ideally you will have 3 years experience gained a similar roleas a Legal Assistant Paralegal or will be fluent in English and French and having businesslevel German would be a real advantage. You must be a confident and competent IT user especially with Microsoft Office. Ideally you will also have experience in using Exhibit Manager.
If you are interested in joining our dynamic international team please submit your application documents (CV and cover letter) here addressed to Leslie Brasseur HR Manager. For any questions regarding this role please email . Only direct applications through our recruitment platform considered.
About us
Personal growth. Collective Success.
We are a global leader in disputes working with our clients on complex and critical cases. Our people combine talent character and a desire to excel. We are only as good as our people so we make sure you learn from the very best in a supportive environment.#acareeratlalive#lifeatlalive
Employment Type
Full-Time
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