Excellent opportunity to join a global law firm on a 12 month fixed term contract, the successful PA will provide 1:1 support a Knowledge Lawyer who has a visual impairment. As a PA you will support with both personal duties and legal support work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide sighted support such as describing visual aspects of documents and surroundings
- Accompany the Knowledge Lawyer when attending events, lunches, training courses and overseas business trips
- Day to day personal assistance such as escorting the Knowledge Lawyer to lunch, external meetings and personal breaks
- Proofreading and formatting documents
- Reading written materials and ensuring they are converted to an accessible format
- Read, research and communicate sight based information
- Minute taking in meetings
- Support with creating presentation slides and briefings
- Legal research
- Organise team training sessions
- Providing ad hoc personal and professional administrative support
Key skills and experience:
- Prior PA experience in a professional services firm, ideally providing support on a 1-1 basis
- Strong communication and networking skills
- Understanding of legal terminology
- Excellent IT skills
- Highly organised
- Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of visually impaired individuals
This firm are offering a competitive salary, excellent benefits and 1 day a week working from home.
