About us
Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.
The team you will join
Our Employment Team sits within the wider Corporate Division. The team specialise in all aspects of employment law facing employers and HR professionals - from everyday operational challenges through to advising on strategic issues.
The team currently comprises of specialist qualified employment law solicitors, including partners, working across all offices, making us one of the larger employment teams across the East and South. We have the strength and depth of expertise to ensure we deliver the service you would expect in respect of technical quality, practical approach, and timeliness of advice.
Birketts’ Employment Team has experience in all areas of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, representing clients from a broad range of public and private organisations as well as senior executives. We are proud to act for sector leading clients nationwide and some important and high-profile businesses and institutions across a number of key sectors.
Our employment advice is supplemented by a well-developed in-house employment client training offering (known as Shaping Excellence), an immigration team, an employee incentives group and Resolve, which consists of an HR consultancy service, a workplace investigations service and a team of accredited mediators.
The work you will be doing
- Monitor fee earners inboxes when required, especially when on holiday.
- Being proactive re manage diaries, copy any instructions or information for meetings into the appropriate calendar entry.
- PA type duties include coordinating meetings, meeting rooms, car park spaces, lunches, dinners, transport arrangements, booking restaurants and accommodation.
- Assist the Team and Marketing with BD events.
- Format, paginate, number and present documents in Birketts LLP house style.
- Occasionally assist fee-earners in relation to client training material including presentations by PowerPoint,
- Accurately maintain and update client and other relevant contact details on our client database.
- Respond to internal and external telephone enquiries professionally.
- Proactively support other members of the secretarial team and to provide cover as and when necessary to ensure that work is completed to a high standard and meets the required deadlines.
- Dealing with the opening of files and assisting with anti-money laundering checks.
What we are looking for
You will have the ability to contribute at an operational level working well in a team and with excellent communication skills and can demonstrate general skills in:
- Strong proactive administration and or secretarial experience.
- Positive, enthusiastic, and professional approach.
- Strong attention to detail, high level organisational skills and reliable.
- Self-motivated with an ability to use own initiative with a desire to learn.
- Flexibility to learn and manage new things and work at pace when needed.
- Ability to create positive impressions and relationships with clients.
- Ability to liaise closely and seamlessly with colleagues in other offices and build good working relationships with others
Hybrid Working
Due to the nature of work required, this role is fully office based.
We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.
Benefits
As a Birketts colleague, you will be eligible to receive a wide range of benefits:
- 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
- Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
- Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
- Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
- Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
- Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
- Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
- Paid CSR Day
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Subsidised gym membership
- Electric car scheme
- Dress for your Day Policy
You can find out more on our website: https://www.birketts.co.uk/recognition-reward-benefits/
Inclusivity and Culture
At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth.
Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.
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Birketts is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collegiate work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. With a strong commitment to diversity and community impact, our flexible hybrid working model allows for a balanced work-life integration, while our comprehensive benefits package ensures that our colleagues are well taken care of. Join us in a dynamic environment where your contributions are valued and you can truly achieve your next level in your career.
