PA (Commercial) 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Osborne Clarke; West of England; Hybride; GBP 25 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Osborne Clarke in Bristol seeks an experienced legal PA to support the Commercial team. This 12‑month FTC role offers hybrid working from Bristol. You will manage diaries, travel, client files and billing, while collaborating with Partners and fee earners across the group.

The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional organisational skills, discretion and a proactive, flexible approach, enabling seamless operations in a busy, client‑facing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in legal billing processes.
• Exceptional organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Proactive, flexible and discreet approach.

Responsabilités

• Provide PA support to the Bristol Team Lead and International Sector Leader.
• Manage diaries, schedule meetings and resolve conflicts proactively.
• Handle client files, travel bookings and materials preparation.
• Lead on billing processes and draft financial reports for clients.
• Maintain email inboxes and domestic/international travel coordination.

Connaissances

Organisational skills

Billing processes

Deadline pressure

Flexible approach

Communication skills

Problem solving

Confidentiality

IT proficiency

Outils

Microsoft Office 365

MS Teams

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Document management systems

Description du poste

Role profile

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced legal PA to join a busy Commercial team, to support our Bristol Commercial Team Lead and International Sector Leader of the Mobility Sector. The practice sits within the Business Transactions Group.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract covering maternity leave, based out of our Bristol office, that offers hybrid working.

About the team

The Business Transactions practice group accounts for around a third of our business and encompasses three service lines Commercial, Corporate and the Financial Institutions Group. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. Our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success.

What you'll do

The role requires a well organised and pro‑active individual with a flexible, positive and can‑do attitude, who can demonstrate a range of skills across technical excellence, and client service. More specifically you will:

• Provide highly professional, effective and proactive PA support to the Bristol Commercial Team Lead and International Sector Leader of the Mobility Sector, Partners and Fee Earners across all levels.
• Assist with full diary management for the fee earners and diary commitments for the team, pre‑empting and identifying any diary conflicts, and pro‑actively helping to resolve these.
• Managing client files, ensuring accurate and up‑to‑date documentation.
• Proactively take responsibility for travel arrangements, both domestic and international, conference bookings and meeting room bookings in advance, together with ensuring any meeting materials are prepared and delivered in a timely manner.
• Play an active role in managing the billing process by working closely with our accounts team and taking the lead on preparing financial reports for clients, the Partners, and the fee earning team.
• Establish robust and effective relationships with internal and external client and PA relationships, while adopting collaboration and inclusive behaviours in work approach.
• Deal with enquiries from clients, colleagues and third parties, understanding the context of the requests, managing expectations, and provide effective transfer of information.
• Monitor and assist with the management of mailboxes, and any filing of e‑mails and documents.
• The ability to amend documents to include formatting and understanding the role of the Central Services team to seek their support when appropriate.
• Assist with file opening/client due diligence process; set up new matters and draft engagement letters.
• Collate and process expenses including proactive management.
• Provide ad hoc support to the PA team, including cover for PA absences, which may extend across service lines within BTG.
• Assist with any ad hoc IT queries, liaising with the IT team to resolve these queries, and help with the integration of new colleagues.
• Proactively identify opportunities, contribute to and be involved with ad‑hoc projects as given by the team (and across OC).
• Be involved and communicate with our Business Development team and assist in the planning of client events.
• Actively contribute and enhance the firm's culture and focus on collaboration and sharing of knowledge.
• Take ownership of your development and understand the expectations of your role.
• Manage and take ownership of your workload effectively and ensure your work is accurate and delivered on time with appropriate urgency and focus. Keep internal and external clients up to date.
• Demonstrate flexibility and a positive attitude; adapt well to change.
• Comply with the firm's policies and complete all mandatory training.

We are looking for

We are looking for an experienced legal PA, who is able to use their own initiative, can demonstrate exceptional organisational skills and be an integral team player.

Key Skills:

• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work is essential.
• Experience of legal billing processes.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Flexible and proactive approach.
• Effective communication in both written and verbal forms.
• Initiative and problem solving capabilities.
• Confidentiality, discretion and diplomacy.
• Exceptional attention to detail skills.
• Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Office 365, MS Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, document management systems).

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generousbenefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.

Our recruitment process

Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.

We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.

About Us

Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 330 Partners and more than 1,260 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success.

AtOsborne Clarkewe value difference and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality.

*Services in India are provided by a relationship firm