Management Assistant

Functie

As a management assistant you will be responsible for the support of a partner and a number of lawyers. Your main responsibility will be to unburden the partner and the lawyers you will be working for. The job includes amongst others the following tasks:

• Processing and typing of legal advices, documents, reports and correspondence by email and/or letter;
• Opening and following-up of client files;
• Drafting of PowerPoint presentations;
• Monitoring deadlines and agenda management (in particular deadlines in procedures or transactions);
• Answering and directing phone calls with (global) clients and legal services of all kinds;
• Preparing and revising timesheets and invoices for consistency before handing over to the billing partner;
• Travel management (hotel reservations, plane and train reservations);
• Organising and coordinating (in-house) seminars;
• Possible extra tasks in case you are in possession of a Bachelor degree ‘Paralegal Assistant’:
  • Conduct investigations and statistical/documentary research
  • Locate and develop case relevant information

Profile

• Ideally you hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field (Bachelor Office Management, Bachelor Paralegal, Master Translation, Academic Bachelor in Law, etc);
• You have a couple of years of experience in a similar role;
• You have an advanced knowledge of Word (track Changes, cross reference,…), PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel;
• You are a native Dutch or French speaker with a very good knowledge of the other language and English (spoken and written);
• You are flexible, communicative, punctual and solution-oriented;
• You have a positive mindset and take initiative;
• You are a team player but you can also work independently.

Our client

Offer

• A challenging position with a variety of tasks in a renowned law firm with international clients and files;
• A contract of indefinite duration, an attractive salary with fringe benefits, flexible working hours and possibility to work from home 1 day a week;
• A newly refurbished office easily accessible by car and by train from Gare du Nord (1,5 km). A shuttle bus to and from the train station is available every 5 minutes;
• Opportunities to attend (internal) training, workshops and incentive activities.