Stevens & Bolton LLP
Location
Guildford, Surrey | United Kingdom
Job description
Experience level:
Entry level
Term:Permanent
Working hours:Full-time
Practice area:Tax & Trusts
Location:Guildford
The Role
The role of an administrative assistant is to provide reliable and effective administrative support to the secretaries within the Private Client team. The Private Client team consists of five partners and a wider team of 18 lawyers/fee earners and four secretaries. You can expect to play an important role in ensuring the operational effectiveness of the group you support, helping it to run smoothly and efficiently. You will also gaining an insight into legal processes and exposure to a busy office environment and lawyers and professionals at all levels.
Areas of responsibility
Perform all manner of day-to-day admin tasks to support the secretaries and lawyers in the practice group, to include:
Our admin assistants are eager to learn, highly organised and have great attention to detail. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are also important.
This valuable support role will consist of the following key tasks, (although this list is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of this position).
Qualifications and Experience
Personal attributes
The Firm
Stevens & Bolton – making a positive difference to your career
Stevens & Bolton is a leading independent UK law firm located in Guildford, supporting clients across the world. With over 270 people, approximately 160 lawyers, many of whom chose to join us from City law firms.
Our vision is to be one of the UK’s most successful law firms, offering excellence beyond the city, a supportive culture and the best client experience. We take great pride in being named "Law Firm of the Year: The Independents" at The Lawyer Awards 2020 and receiving commendation in 2023.
At Stevens & Bolton, we pledge to make a positive difference for our clients and colleagues alike. For our colleagues, this means providing support in their daily work and fostering their career growth. You’ll work with people who listen, and who actively and willingly support one another within a collaborative and engaging environment. We genuinely care about our people and strive to build and maintain a diverse, inclusive and happy workforce.
Diversity and inclusion lie at the core of our values. Our inclusive culture encourages everyone to realise their full potential and be themselves at work. In 2020 we were shortlisted for “Best D&I Initiative” at The HR Awards and for “Best Talent and Inclusion Initiative” at The Lawyer Awards.
We are committed to an agile working model that provides flexibility and benefits everyone's lives. Our newly refurbished office in Guildford offers a modern and adaptable working environment - a central hub where collaboration, teamwork, and socialising thrive. Furthermore, we equip our people with the necessary IT infrastructure and support to seamlessly work from home.
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