Junior PA (Private Wealth)

Role profile

Our Private Wealth team is seeking a Junior PA to provideproactive, high-level administrative and organisational support to fee earnersincluding one Partner, helping them to deliver an outstanding client servicethrough effective diary and email management, document production, billingsupport and coordination of client matters and meetings. Working closely withthe PA based in London, and the other PAs across the Tax Service Line. This is an exciting opportunity for someoneseeking a new challenge in an exciting and busy environment.

This is a permanent position, based in our central Bristoloffice with some hybrid working available.

The team

Our team is based across our offices in Bristol and London,working closely together on matters.

The team supports high-net-worth individuals, families,entrepreneurs and family offices with all aspects of their personal andbusiness wealth. The team advises on tax, estate and succession planning,trusts, family governance and the structuring and protection of assets, with aparticular focus on international families and business owners. In addition toour strong UK and wider European client base, we also act for clients from theMiddle East, Far East, Europe and Africa.. The team works closely with specialistsacross the firm and offers high-quality, tailored support to clients withcomplex financial and personal affairs, in a friendly, professional andcollaborative environment.

What you'll do

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactive inbox and diary management, including emails, calendars and e-filing
• Handling post, including collection, scanning, saving/filing and distribution
• Managing original documents, including archiving, storage, retrieval and arranging the posting of originals. This is an important part of the team process
• Maintaining and updating team records, databases and spreadsheets
• Organising and coordinating travel and related logistics
• Preparing and submitting expenses
• Processing financial requests, including cheques and payments in/out
• Supporting the billing process, including time recording and bill preparation
• Drafting routine correspondence and emails
• Formatting, amending and preparing documents and engagement letters
• Managing client and matter inception (CMI), including file opening and engagement documentation
• Managing memberships, training and conferences, including bookings and processing payments
• Providing practical, on-the-ground administrative support within the Bristol office, particularly in relation to post, archiving and document management

Additional responsibilities:

• Role model flexibility and openness to change; be decisive, responsible and take ownership of tasks
• Work closely with the Advisory management team to improve team efficiencies, communications, management of work-in-progress and any roll-out of IT applications and improved working practices

We are looking for

We are looking for someone with previous administrativeexperience within a professional services background and who wants to developtheir career and expand their skillset. The position requires someone who isable to use their own initiative, have good organisation skills and be anintegral team player.

You'll also be able to demonstrate:

• An enthusiastic, proactive and positive approach
• The ability to pay close attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confidentiality, flexibility, discretion and diplomacy
• Good IT skills (Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.

Our recruitment process

Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.

We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.

About Us

Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 330 Partners and more than 1,260 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success.

At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality.

*Services in India are provided by a relationship firm