Key requirements (Communication/skills/experience)
- A minimum of 4 years’ experience of IT support in a corporate environment.
- Troubleshooting in a corporate computing environment;
- Investigation and diagnostic skills;
- Microsoft Office 365 suite of Applications & Teams;
- iPhone / iPad Technology and mobile apps;
- Data/voice cabling and patching.
- AVD working experience;
- Proficiency in both English and German is mandatory.
- Experience working with Legal tools in the legal sector
- Service Now ticket logging
- Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) or above;
- Working knowledge of ITIL/Service management best practice;
- Experience in leading small projects.
(Non-Technical)
- Good, confident communication skills in both English and German are mandatory.
- Positive attitude, well-motivated, keen to learn. Willing to work on a full range of support activities;
- Able to work independently, take responsibility and the initiative as necessary to resolve support issues;
- Commitment and energy – there will be times when work needs to be completed outside of normal office hours;
- Good interpersonal skills – ability and drive to work well as part of a team.
Working Arrangements
- This is a full-time office-based position and requires attendance at the office five days per week.
- Candidates should be flexible and willing to support planned change activities during weekends and after business hours.
Role summary/purpose of job
General IT service and user support to all levels of colleagues both face to face and via email/telephone;
Logging support requests and incidents;
The monitoring and completion of issues and requests received by the IT Service Desk. This may involve escalation to local and international support teams;
Troubleshoot problems, use diagnostic tools as needed and elevate the problem to a more skilled technician as needed;
Liaison with regional offices and third-party suppliers to resolve user support issues.
Key responsibilities and deliverables
IT Responsibilities:
- Prioritize the BAU tasks and tickets.
- Ensure all tickets (incidents, service requests) are logged via the proper channel and updated with accurate notes and status.
- Follow up with users regularly and ensure contact is made at the agreed time.
- Ensure laptops are imaged beforehand for BAU, new starters, and break‑fix.
- Manage laptop stock and raise orders via the service portal when running low.
- Manage iPhone stock and contact BRM when additional phones, screen protectors, or cases are required.
- Manage peripheral stock (monitors, mice, headsets) and seek BRM approval to order more when needed.
- Ensure permanent new hire laptops are ordered on time, imaged, personalised, and tested before the start date.
- Ensure the full new starter kit (laptop, iPhone, peripherals) is ready before the joining date.
- For contingent new starters, allocate a laptop from stock or raise a new starter form to order more if stock is low.
- Collect old/leaver laptops and update the AMDB in line with current HAM processes.
- Wipe old devices using the Blancco process when applicable.
- Reimage laptops still under warranty and prepare them for stock.
- For returned iPhones, wipe via Intune if required and unassign the SIM in the SIM provider portal.
- Store returned and wiped phones in stock for future allocation.
- For laptop refresh requests, ensure the correct device (as confirmed by vendor shipping details) is built and assigned.
- Follow the build guide and HAM process when building and issuing laptops.
- Conduct routine floor walks to identify and resolve visible IT issues.
- Respond promptly to reception queries regarding meeting room issues.
- For WFH equipment requests, refer users to the Home Equipment Policy.
- Provide assistance to third‑line teams during out‑of‑hours work (incident, change, or service request) when approved by management.
- Support activities such as network changes, meeting room setup, and power shutdown events when required (Business and non-business hours).
- Report, raise and escalatie issues that could become Major Incidents (e.g., network down, laptop build failures) and assist with troubleshooting/testing.
- Track all loan devices and ensure timely return; escalatae overdue items to BRM.
- Assist with software installations only if approved and properly licensed; do not install unlicensed software.
- Do not support personal devices unless explicitly approved by management.
- Create and maintain documentation and knowledge base articles for troubleshooting, and new IT procedures.
- Ensure accurate AMDB updates for all lifecycle events (allocation, return, repair, lost/stolen, disposal, warranty replacement).
- Support during Major Incidents, including bridge calls, onsite support, testing, and updates to Provide after‑hours support for major incidents or critical alerts when approved by management.
- Assist with testing after change activities such as deployments, network changes, Intune policy updates, OS updates, and hardware refresh cycles.
- Maintain accurate documentation for local IT processes, including starter/leaver workflows, imaging SOPs, Blancco steps, and device management procedures.
- Support hardware audits by validating inventory, ensuring asset tags match AMDB, and reconciling Handle escalations from the Service Desk requiring onsite support.
- Monitor meeting room equipment (Teams panels, displays, microphones, speakers, network points) and raise issues to AV/Network teams.
- Coordinate with Facilities/Building Management when IT dependencies are involved (power, cabling, floor moves, desk setup, IT process document).
- Assist with office moves, desk reshuffles, and relocations, ensuring equipment is safely moved, patched, and tested.
- Provide VIP support for partners, senior stakeholders, and time‑sensitive priority requests.
Quality & Process
- Effective monitoring and accurate logging and resolution of relevant calls in the firm’s ticketing system;
- Ensure that any acquired knowledge is entered into Service Now KB;
- Escalate calls intelligently and appropriately;
- Comply with Terms of Engagement when passing calls to other IT teams;
- Communicate clearly and frequently with colleagues and visitors regarding open issues;
- Set expectations for customers so they understand how and when their issues/requests will be addressed;
- Perform agreed recurring administration tasks;
- Assist in the accurate administration of accounts and systems, as required;
- Provide innovative suggestions for technology or processes and pursue via the research pipeline.
Professionalism
- Adopt a customer centric approach and relate to colleagues and visitors in a friendly and professional manner (responsive, considerate, empathic, setting expectations, positive attitude, good follow up etc.);
- Personal attire and presentation are of paramount importance in this customer facing role. Must be professional and smartly dressed at all times;
- Good attendance record and minimal lateness;
- Attend and contribute constructively in team meetings and Front Office meetings;
- Effective team working (cooperation, respect, sharing, good humour, open minded, supportive etc.);
- Good communication skills (verbal and written, frequency, clarity, succinct etc.)
- Positive contact with external and internal clients (responsive, consideration of their needs, good follow up etc.);
- Management of self/time/resources (accuracy, planning, meet deadlines, consistency, reliability etc.);
- Follow departmental processes and maintain documentation and logs as required;
- Comply with all HR policies, as documented on the intranet;
- Participate in the IT community and contribute to our IT strategy and its goals.