We currently have an opportunity for an Executive Support Assistant (Administrator) to join our Newcastle office.
The team and the role
The Executive Support Assistant (ESA) team provides support to fee earners across the firm with administrative tasks such as archiving, photocopying, scanning, bundle preparation, binding, submitting searches, post completion tasks etc. ESAs are office based and this role is to primarily support fee earners in the Newcastle office as well as those in Leeds and Edinburgh. However, the ESA team works collectively to support fee earners across the business using BigHand. We have two Workflow Coordinators who supervise the workflow for the ESA team to ensure that work is done to a high standard and to deadlines.
Our Executive Support Assistants are highly skilled and distinguished by technical excellence with a willingness to embrace team working and a desire to provide excellent client service. They are organised, flexible in their approach to managing workloads, confident with their work and are closely aligned with the vision, values and objectives of the people they support across the business.
What are we looking for?
To be successful this role you'll need as a minimum;
1. Previous experience of working in an administrative role of some description (ideally within the professional services sector)
2. Proficiency in MS Office suite
3. Excellent communication skills and being able to utilise them via different methods such as emails, phone calls and letters