Legal / Practice Assistant

Job description / Role

The Company

Robert Half are working with a company based in Riyadh looking to hire a Legal / Practice Assistant to join their existing team. Arabic speaker is required for this role to be based in Riyadh.

The Role

* This position will provide general administrative and secretarial within the legal sector.
* Perform complex secretarial activities which may be highly confidential and sensitive and require diplomacy and discretion.
* Communicate effectively on busy, multiple telephone lines.
* Type, format, edit and finalize legal documents in MS Word.
* Prepare and finalize pitch presentations in PowerPoint.
* Compose routine letters and memoranda and prepare reports.
* Establish and maintain office files and records materials.
* Assist in the preparation of time-sheets, travel, expense reports and other personnel records.
* Schedule and arrange meetings and conferences; make travel arrangements and maintain calendar in Outlook.

Requirements

The Candidate

* A minimum of 5+ years recent and direct team secretarial experience.
* Exceptional customer service orientation and written and oral communication skills.
* The ability to work well under pressure in a constantly changing environment.
* Reliability, commitment and punctuality.
* Ability to work unsupervised, meet deadlines
* Must have advanced proficiency working in Word
* Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English.

Salary and Benefits

Competitive salary, plus company benefits

Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. P

About the Company

Founded in 1948, Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE symbol: RHI) is the world\'s first and largest specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 index. We are a global leader in professional staffing and consulting services and the parent company of Protiviti, a leading independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting firm. For 2006, Robert Half International reported revenues of $4 billion and now has staffing and consulting operations in more than 400 locations worldwide.