Office Administrator

Williams Lea; Bath; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Office Administrator, where your organizational skills and attention to detail will play a crucial role in providing seamless legal services. This position offers a dynamic work environment, fully onsite in Bath, where you will support fee earners and maintain efficient administrative processes. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holiday allowances and private medical insurance. Be part of a global employer committed to your professional growth and well-being, ensuring you have the tools and support to thrive in your career.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Salary sacrifice schemes

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Health Assessments

Discounted gym memberships

Referral Scheme

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications is essential.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to fee earners and other departments.
• Manage electronic and hard copy file management services.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Flexibility

Initiative

Job description

This website is operated, hosted and managed by Williams Lea Limited, 3 Savannah Way, Leeds LS10 1AB, United Kingdom.

Salary: £24,570 per annum plus company benefits

Location: Bath, BA1 1RG

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 9.00am-5:30pm, 1 hour unpaid lunch break

Work Model: Fully onsite

Williams Lea seeks an Office Administrator to join our team!

Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled, technology-enabled, business-critical support services, with long-term trusted relationships with blue-chip clients across investment banks, law firms and professional services firms. Williams Lea employees, nearly 7000 people worldwide, who provide efficient business services at client sites in often complex and highly regulated environments, from centralised Williams Lea onshore facilities, and through best cost company offshore locations.

Purpose of role

The Office Administrator’s principal role is to provide the client with the administrative support they need to provide seamless legal services to their customers and help them maximise the amount of time they are able to spend on fee-earning tasks.

Key responsibilities

• Support fee earners, PAs, secretaries and other business support departments as required.
• Providing a defined administrative service, following standard operating procedures
• Delivering an exceptional electronic and hard copy file management service
• Sort, scan, rename, distribute incoming mail to the dedicated centralised filing area
• Manage outgoing mail, collate hard copy enclosures and obtain approval
• Provide photocopying, scanning, and printing as per customer instructions
• Handling original documents, such as wills and deeds
• Preparing engrossed and certified copies of original documents
• Preparing electronic bundles for the Courts
• Raising queries and concerns with designated individuals, as required
• Maintain all filing and work areas in a tidy and orderly manner

Personal attributes

An office administrator values quality and delivery of work above all else and has the responsibility to ensure that their skill set is up to date and they are familiar with the company and client’s departments, key personnel, internal systems and procedures. This will ensure that they are able to carry out their role effectively and, where appropriate, discuss any training requirements with their line manager.

You should also have;

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and other systems implemented by the firm.
• Excellent communication, organisation and team skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Flexible and dependable, able to take the initiative
• Able to remain clam under pressure and work to tight deadlines and defined SOPs
• Conscientious, approachable and enthusiastic
• Able to quickly build confident, respect and trust with others
• Have a positive approach to daily tasks and have a solution focused working method

Rewards and Benefits:

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time or fixed term roles)
• Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops and computers or household appliances.
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Assessments
• Discounted gym memberships
• Referral Scheme

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

Equality and Diversity

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like to make a reasonable adjustment to enable you to make an interview please contact us at [e-mail] .

In a rapidly changing world, the ability to innovate and break new ground drives progress. Williams Lea has harnessed this ability for more than 200 years.

Our 5,200+ talented employees worldwide are experts in delivering efficient business processes in complex and highly regulated environments.

We’re always progressing. Connecting technology with expertise and strong processes to transform support services. As we enter our third century, we continue helping businesses thrive in a future driven by digitization and virtualization.