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Practice Support Assistant

Travers Smith

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Overview

Travers Smith is a leading full-service law firm, with a wealth of experience in its areas of specialisation.
Full time
London

Key information

As a Practice Support Assistant, you provide essential administrative and file management support across the team. This role is crucial in supporting legal teams effectively, facilitating smooth operations and client interactions.

Practice Support Assistants demonstrate the core competencies of Proactivity, Teamwork, Effective Communication, and Inspiring Confidence. These are essential for supporting the broader Practice Support function, ensuring seamless administrative operations.

We are excited to have moved from our London headquarters in Snow Hill, to a brand-new building in the City - Stonecutter Court.

About the role

  • Client Service Delivery: Support the Service Lead, Practice Assistants, Executive Assistants and Lawyers by organising your time and tasks to ensure effective management of workload priorities. Seek clarification as needed to perform these tasks effectively and ensure smooth operations.
  • Diary Support: Upon request, assist with room and taxi bookings, and diary updates. The expectation is that the person delegating these tasks has overall ownership so will provide hands-on guidance to ensure accuracy. Proactively seek further guidance from the Service Leader, Executive Assistants and Practice Assistants as needed.
  • Client Engagement: Liaise with the Service Leader, Executive Assistants, and Practice Assistants to provide support for client and marketing tasks including updating the Customer Relationship Management system.
  • Document Management: Responsible for creating electronic documents, digital documents with appropriate structure and formatting, and checking client and internal data for accuracy.
  • File Management: Open and close files, maintain records appropriately, ensuring electronic records are correctly named and filed, and undertake file archiving procedures.


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We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of every individual including differences in gender, ethnicity, disability, faith, and more. We're committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of our clients and communities, where everyone feels empowered, respected, and heard. We actively partner with organisations and networks that champion equality and fairness, ensuring our policies and practices uphold these values.

We are committed to ensuring that people who are disabled or have a long-term condition are empowered in their identity, valued equally, and listened to. If we can adjust the recruitment process to make it more accessible, please let us know.

Requirements

  • Relevant office-based administration experience.
  • Good communication skills with the ability to liaise professionally with internal clients.
  • High level of attention to detail and accuracy in all communications and deliverables.
  • Ability to operate independently with a hands-on, practical approach.
  • A proactive attitude with the capability to adapt to change.
  • Basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office.
  • Proven aptitude for technology.