Overview:
Are you an experienced secretary ready to take the next step in your career, or a seasoned PA looking for a new challenge? We are recruiting for a PA to join our fast-paced Employment law team.
The Employment team is a busy and continually growing department, and you will be tasked with streamlining processes and identifying efficiencies, enabling you to positively impact the team’s performance.

As the PA, you will:

• Financial hygiene management – management of outstanding and complex WIP (work in progress), including closing files in line with Walker Morris’ processes and procedures, and ensuring processes for applying rates are followed.
• Billing processes – oversee department’s billing and WIP (work in progress) procedures to ensure financial accuracy and compliant. Keep updated with individual client’s billing processes.
• Compliance and AML (anti-money laundering) administration – work closely with the Risk and Compliance team to understand and take a proactive role in client onboarding. Audit client matters to ensure file closure procedures are and efficient billing processes are implemented.
• Complex travel arrangements - planning and booking domestic and international travel arrangements.
• Advanced diary management – provide efficient and proactive coordination of schedules, meetings and appointments.
• Business development and event coordination – highlight opportunities for business development and cross selling, ensuring accurate recording of events and attendees.
• Stakeholder management – attend stakeholder meetings to collate information and offer proactive coordination of WIP (work in progress) actions, and update the department on any firm-wide compliance changes.
• Workload management - Delegation of tasks to the wider support team, and upskilling team members.

• Embrace the fact everyone is different and unique.
• You can be serious without wearing a suit.
• Never lose sight of the bigger picture.
• Two heads are better than one.
• Take the bull by the horns.
• We win & lose together