Personal Assistant (12 month FTC)

Birmingham - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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About the role:

Were are looking for an experienced Personal Assistant to join our property litigation team on a 12-month fixed term contract.

In this role you will provide comprehensive administrative support to fee earners ensuring the delivery of seamless legal services to our clients. You will play a proactive role in managing and coordinating all aspects of their day-to-day workload delivering exceptional and efficient support.

You will act as the workflow manager for support services ensuring that tasks such as document production file management and copying or scanning are delegated effectively and completed to a high addition you will take an active interest in client matters developing a thorough understanding of their requirements so that you can deliver exceptional service to both fee earners and clients.

About you:

To thrive in this role youll bring proven experience as a Personal Assistant or in a similar position ideally for at least 12 months demonstrating knowledge of Real Estate Litigation experience and working in fast paced environment

Youll have advanced skills in Microsoft Word Outlook Excel and PowerPoint as well as confidence using research tools and other systems adopted by the firm.

A professional telephone manner is essential along with the ability to manage routine client queries and take appropriate action when fee earners are unavailable. Strong communication organisational and teamwork skills are key complemented by exceptional attention to detail.

Were looking for someone who is flexible proactive and dependable with a results-driven mindset. Youll remain calm under pressure manage tight deadlines and prioritise effectively while demonstrating confidence in taking the initiative.

What We Can Offer You:

The opportunity to work for a firm which has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work for 25 consecutive years.

Excellent benefits including:

A hybrid approach to office and remote working.
25 days annual leave with the option to buy up to a weeks extra annual leave
Free private medical insurance and the option to add family members
A generous pension allowance
Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
Maternity paternity and adoption leave schemes
A range of health and wellbeing programmes
State of the art offices in Birmingham with an onsite restaurant
Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development

Equal Opportunities:

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firmand to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour nationality ethnicity national origins) religion or belief age disability sexual orientation sex gender re-assignment and gender identity marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLGwe seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyones potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description please contact Meg Astley at

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DescriptionAbout the role:Were are looking for an experienced Personal Assistant to join our property litigation team on a 12-month fixed term contract.In this role you will provide comprehensive administrative support to fee earners ensuring the delivery of seamless legal services to our clients. Y...