Office Assistant | Legal Financial Services Job in Bristol

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Office Assistant | Legal Financial Services Job in Bristol

Job Description
The Company:

Our client is an award-winning, full service, commercial law firm and they are rapidly developing a national reputation for its innovative approach to delivering legal services.  They operate in the financial services, leisure, retail & consumer goods, technology & media, renewables, housing and public sectors.  Their specialisms are real estate, banking and finance, commercial, corporate, employment, dispute resolution and litigation.

The Job:

We are currently recruiting for an Office Assistant on behalf of our client who are legal firm based in central Bristol.

This administrator is to join their Financial Services and Disputes team. Within this role you will be providing administration support to the team and will be able to demonstrate strong organisation skills.

Main Responsibilities will include:

Creating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets and graphic based analysis for reporting purposes (to assist with internal and external reporting requirements)
Opening files, conflict checking, creating finance clip and organising documents , including ongoing file management such as filing correspondence and documents and organising files
Ensuring invoices are processed, including arranging for third parties to be paid
Updating and maintaining databases
Diarising key court deadlines and arranging for documents to be filed at court and served on opponents in accordance with court deadlines
Assisting with preparation of Court bundles and files
The Person:

For this role, our client is seeking someone who has gained some administration experience

Competent Excel skills (with basic and vlookup formulas, pivot tables, pivot charts & managing large spreadsheets)
Excellent attention to detail
Demonstrate organisation in order to complete all allocated tasks within the required timeframe and to the required level of accuracy
To demonstrate satisfactory levels of literacy and numeracy
To write simple letters and e-mails
To have basic knowledge of and be able to use common functions of relevant computer applications with appropriate training
Demonstrate effective team work
Effective telephone communication skills
Demonstrate a conscientious 'can-do' attitude
Be client focussed
The Benefits:

Contributory Pension, Group Life, Private Medical Insurance, 25 days holiday & a flexible benefits scheme. 

The Hours:

Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm, 35 hours per week

The Location:

Central Bristol, no car parking.

The Salary:

£19,000- 20,000

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Bristol
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Bristol
County: Bristol (County)
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £19000 – £20000/annum
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