Legal Assistant (maternity cover)

Legal Assistant (maternity cover)

Legal Assistant – FTC Maternity Cover

In Switzerland, with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Zug, we are firmly anchored in the legal landscape and distinguish ourselves through our international orientation. With over 800 lawyers and offices in the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Charles Russell Speechlys has a global presence and impressive resources that enable us to effectively support clients in different regions and jurisdictions. 

Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Supporting lawyers in their day-to-day business
• Correspondence in German and English, with the ability to communicate complex legal content clearly and concisely
• Preparing, formatting and sending documents (legal documents, letters, e-mails, presentations), in compliance with applicable legal standards and deadlines
• Service recording, invoicing and expense reports
• Managing partners' schedules
• Organization of trips
• Reception of clients, organization and coordination of appointments as well as other versatile administrative activities.

Skills and Experience/ Person Specification:

• You have a business degree (or equivalent).
• At least 3 years of professional experience in a comparable role, preferably in a law firm or legal department, ideally in an international environment, with specific experience in assisting Swiss lawyers.
• You are a motivated, reliable and resilient person who is able to work under pressure and handle several tasks at the same time.
• You have very good computer skills (Word/Excel/Outlook), your mother tongue is German, you speak fluent English and ideally French. In addition, you have a stylistically confident command of written and spoken English. Knowledge of French is an advantage, a precise way of working and pleasant manners round off your profile.
• You are an organizational talent, independent, committed, team-oriented and your appearance towards all contact persons is confident and friendly.
• Experience in dealing with legal databases and software is an advantage.
• Law firm or legal department, ideally in an international environment, with specific experience in assisting Swiss lawyers.
• You are a motivated, reliable and resilient person who is able to work under pressure and handle several tasks at the same time.
• You have very good computer skills (Word/Excel/Outlook), your mother tongue is German, you speak fluent English and ideally French. In addition, you have a stylistically confident command of written and spoken English. Knowledge of French is an advantage, a precise way of working and pleasant manners round off your profile.

Competencies :
•Working together
•Integrity and respect
•Inclusive
•Personal impact and growth
•Driving high standards
•Commercial mindset
•Client centric
•Responsible Business

Hybrid working - We adopt a hybrid and flexible working approach, dependent on the requirements of the role and subject to manager approval.

For a detailed specification please download the job description in the documents section of this page.

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At a glance

Location

8001 Zurich

Category

Contract type

Fixed Term Contract

Salary

Competetive

Working hours

Full Time

Documents

Job Description