Evening Virtual Assistant - half time (Dentons Business Services EMEA)

Dentons Business Services EMEA is the operational backbone of Dentons, supporting the world's largest law firm in delivering exceptional service to clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. As a crucial component of Dentons' global network, our EMEA business services team plays a key role in driving efficiency, innovation, and collaboration.

At Dentons Business Services EMEA, we are committed to excellence in supporting legal professionals with cutting-edge solutions. Our dynamic and diverse team collaborates seamlessly to provide a wide range of services, including finance, IT, human resources, marketing, and more. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability.

Role Overview

In this role you will provide a full secretarial and administrative support service and general assistance with the day to day workload and activities of lawyers, partners and management team members across Europe.

The contract for this position is a fixed-term contract for 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and secretarial support to lawyers, partners and management team members.
• Write up and work on various documents including editing, formatting and filing.
• Assist in billing, opening of new matters and associated tasks.
• Prepare first drafts of engagement letters.
• Prepare presentations in PowerPoint, reports, statements etc.
• Handle business correspondence.
• Maintain, plan and coordinate the lawyers’ work day, schedule appointments, conferences and meetings
• Make travel arrangements and prepare business itineraries.
• Liaising with clients and other firms.

Requirements

• 1-2 years solid experience in an Assistant position, at a law firm will be the advantage.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• PC literate, with excellent working knowledge of MS Word and PowerPoint, and good working knowledge of Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills
• Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure and prioritize workload, all within a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to demonstrate a flexible and hands-on attitude.
• Can demonstrate initiative and the ability to be proactive, anticipating needs.
• Familiarity with law, legal procedures and protocols is desirable.
• Trustworthy with sensitive and confidential information.

Benefits

Language Capabilities

We are a truly global law firm and as such, always welcome hearing from those with foreign language capabilities.

Inclusion, Diversity Equity

Essential to our success as a global law firm is our ability to attract and retain the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We want a work environment where everyone can reach their potential and we have an inclusive culture which respects individual differences.

We undertake and support a number of internal and external initiatives aimed at increasing diversity within the profession and we encourage all our partners and staff to get involved. We welcome you to learn more about inclusion, diversity and equity at Dentons.

Equal Opportunities

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and support those in the workplace who have a disability.

Reward and Recognition

Remuneration and benefits package will reflect the successful candidates experience and country where hired.