Personal Assistant
The Role
We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Personal Assistant (PA) to join our Belfast Banking/Finance team on a part-time basis. As a PA in A&L Goodbody, you will provide essential administrative support to Partners/Fee Earners working in the Banking Team, contributing to the successful delivery of our services to clients.This is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in complex and high-profile matters, working with an international client base.
Your responsibilities as a PA in the Banking team will include:
- Providing comprehensive administrative support to Fee Earners, including preparing high-quality documents, reports, and presentations;
- Onboarding all new clients whilst adhering to the Firms compliance procedures;
- Managing diaries and scheduling meetings using Microsoft Outlook;
- Coordinating travel arrangements, accommodations and conferences;
- Handling invoicing and follow-ups on outstanding invoices;
- Maintaining filing systems and updating the document management system.
- Assisting with ISO, Health & Safety, Fire Warden tasks & duties;
- Assisting with other ad-hoc administrative and project requirements;
- Proactive support across other departments as required.
Requirements
We are looking for a dedicated and professional individual who is committed to delivering high-quality support to our team.
Essential- Experience working as a PA in a professional services environment;
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience using digital dictation software such as BigHand;
- Familiarity with document management systems.
- Knowledge of workplace Health & Safety and Fire Evacuation procedures.
Part-time working arrangements: The successful candidate will work 2-3 days per week and will be required to work in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The Firm
A&L Goodbody (ALG) is a leading Irish law firm with five international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco. There are currently 116 partners and over 900 employees. The strong international and domestic business community in Ireland forms a valuable part of the ALG client base.ALG is incredibly proud to be recognised as the leading Irish law firm in the Chambers and Partners Europe 2024 Guide with the highest number of Band 1 practice area rankings. ALG is also ranked as a 'top tier' law firm in The Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2024 and the IFLR1000 Guide 2023.
The firm is consistently ranked number one in the Irish market and on a European level.
A sample of other recent notable awards include:
- Awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver Mark in 2024 by the Irish Centre for Diversity
- Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law 2024 by GradIreland (for 13 consecutive years)
- Law firm of the year – Republic of Ireland 2023 at The Lawyer European Awards
- Irish Law Firm of the Year 2023 at the Chambers Europe Awards
- One of the top 50 most innovative law firms in Europe 2023 by the Financial Times
- Future of Legal Services Innovation Award winners 2024
- Best client support 2023 by the Managing Partners Forum
- Business Working Responsibly Mark 2023
- Ireland's top 25 best places to work by LinkedIn's Top Companies list for 2022
ALG has a reputation for leading the way in continuously developing its service to clients and internally to its business. This is delivered through the use of new processes, ways of working, innovative use of technology and marketing-leading business service teams.
Please note, we are not accepting CVs from recruitment agencies at this time.