LEGAL ASSISTANT - ZURICH
Zurich (ZRH)
LEGAL ASSISTANT - ZURICH
We are looking for a dedicated, bright, and motivated Legal Assista...
We are looking for a dedicated, bright, and motivated Legal Assistant in our Zurich office, with excellent judgement and communication skills, attention to detail, and a real desire to be part of a dynamic international environment. Working as part of a team, the legal assistant will provide support to our lawyers and partners and will always strive to provide the best possible quality of service and a helping hand within the team.
Responsibilities will include:
- Handling administrative and organisational tasks as well as correspondence in German and English;
- Drafting of correspondence and legal documents;
- Opening new client profiles and case files on the database system;
- Carrying out conflict of interest (COI) checks;
- Producing all typing and secretarial services and correspondence;
- Support with filing of submissions and hearing preparations, including formatting, cite checking and translations work;
- Managing client dossiers with appropriate filing and billing;
- Managing physical and electronic filing and archiving;
- Handling diary management and travel arrangements (booking hotel and flights, taking care of potential reimbursements, and others);
- Providing general diverse tasks, including replacement at reception.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
- Responsive, pro-active, with a strong ownership of tasks and responsibilities;
- Proven ability to work in a team as well as autonomously;
- Excellent analytical and drafting abilities;
- Completed commercial apprenticeship;
- 3+ years’ experience gained a similar administrative assistant role; experience in a law firm would be an advantage;
- Native or near-native German and excellent written and oral English imperative; other languages (including French) a strong asset;
- Strong computer skills including MS Office (Outlook; Word; Excel, PPT)
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