Office Assistant - Dublin

at  DAC Beachcroft

Job Introduction
DAC Beachcroft Dublin is looking to recruit an ambitious, organised and proactive Office Assistant to join our busy office in Dublin. This is an excellent opportunity to work in an in an energetic and dynamic environment where you will learn new skills and develop.
This is a permanent opportunity. Due to the nature of the role you will be required to work in the office at all times.
We are a Disability Confident employer and guarantee to interview anyone with a disability, long term health condition or neurodiversity whose application meets the essential criteria for the role. If this applies to you and you feel you meet the minimum criteria for this vacancy as set out in this advert then please contact recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com in confidence, quoting the reference number for this vacancy in the subject box of your email, and a member of the Recruitment team will be in touch.
Main Responsibilities

Reporting to the Office Manager, this is a role providing general office and facilities support to the Dublin office’s lawyers and support staff, including:

• Filing / archiving / photocopying / large print jobs / scanning / binding
• Printing and building court booklets and other documents as required
• Sorting, scanning and distributing post, including post office deliveries
• Other administrative duties, as required
• Handle confidential information in line with the firms data security protocols
• Cover for reception and front of house duties including meeting room preparation and refreshments etc.
• Potential to assist in the future with court clerking duties

The Ideal Candidate

• Flexible, can-do approach to work
• Organised and able to prioritise and manage a constantly changing workload
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to make decisions within own areas of responsibility
• Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision
• A co-operative team player who is able to work to tight deadlines
• Strong communication skills with a positive and enthusiastic approach to their work
• Happy to perform repetitive or physically demanding tasks as part of the role detailed above

About The Company
We are a leading international legal business with over 2,900 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Singapore, Argentina Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.
We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for all of the UK’s top-ten insurers, we are market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-12 housebuilders.
We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 142 Chambers UK 2021 practice area and individual lawyer rankings. In Legal 500 UK 2021, the firm received a top tier ranking for 37 of its practice areas, and 58 DACB lawyers were singled out in the ‘Leading Individual’ rankings.
Our successes have been recognised by the legal industry and the markets in which we operate. These accolades include two top prizes in the ‘Excellence in Business Development’ and ‘Excellence in Technology & Innovation’ categories of the 2020 Law Society Excellence Awards – the highest accolade for law firms in England & Wales. Our health sector team won the ‘Crisis Management Team of the Year’ award at the 2020 British Legal Awards for its support to the NHS at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our Cyber & Data Risk team received the ‘Business Development Innovation Award’ at the 2020 Legal Innovation Awards, as well as ‘Cyber Law Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious Insurance Insider Cyber Rankings Awards, for its market-leading suite of digital tools to help our clients prepare for and respond to cyber and data risk crises.
Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. For further details on our work and our culture, please visit www.dacbeachcroft.com.

Reporting to the Office Manager, this is a role providing general office and facilities support to the Dublin office’s lawyers and support staff, including:

• Filing / archiving / photocopying / large print jobs / scanning / binding
• Printing and building court booklets and other documents as required
• Sorting, scanning and distributing post, including post office deliveries
• Other administrative duties, as required
• Handle confidential information in line with the firms data security protocols
• Cover for reception and front of house duties including meeting room preparation and refreshments etc.
• Potential to assist in the future with court clerking dutie