Description
At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world.For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.
Description
At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world.For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.
What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?
- Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave
- Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
- Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs
The Opportunity
The Board Assistant provides dedicated governance, administrative and diary support, ensuring the smooth running of Board and Board Committee business. The role sits at the centre of the firm's governance framework at a pivotal time following the merger of Ashurst and Perkins Coie, supporting the Co-Chair in building an effective, well-run Board across a combined global partnership.
The role holder will work 35 hours per week, to be worked Monday to Friday between the hours of 9:30am and 5:30pm, with 1 hour for lunch each day. This is a demanding role requiring five days a week in office that may require flexibility around Board meeting cycles and to accommodate the firm's international footprint.
Key Responsibilities Of The Role Include
- Assist the Board Executive with the organisation of Board Meetings including in person and virtual arrangements such as room bookings, catering, AV support and people events such as Board and Partner dinners and Office Exchanges
- Diary management and lateral Partner interviews
- Assist with proofreading of correspondence, speeches and communications, including Board, partnership communications and sending emails on behalf of Co-Chairs
- Handle Board-related material with a high degree of confidentiality and discretion, including in relation to partnership and regulatory matters.
More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site
About You
The successful candidate will have:
- 'Can do' approach, including proactively completing tasks that may be outside general scope of duties.
- Strong organisational skills, able to plan and prioritise effectively in order to deliver high volume work or tasks to demanding deadlines.
- Behaves in a professional manner and is personable and approachable at all times
- Demonstrates flexibility and willing to adjust priorities or working hours when necessary.
- Demonstrates initiative and strong client focus, with a willingness to take ownership of tasks or provide solutions to issues that arise.
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