Legal PA

Job description / Role

• Charterhouse is working with a US Law Firm, based in Abu Dhabi, who are looking for a pro-active Legal PA to provide exceptional legal administrative support to a Partner within their busy office environment
• The Legal PA will be expected to multi-task workloads, such as complex diary management, email management, scheduling meetings and handling correspondence
• Additionally, the Legal PA must be able to perform various administrative duties, drafting documents, proof-reading documents, putting together PowerPoints, organising and attending meetings and taking minutes.
• This role will also collaborate with the Partners and Finance Team, responsible for monthly billings and also support the Business Development Team to assist in events, pitches, marketing and carry out any ad hoc duties where required.

• To be considered for this role it is essential that the candidate have experience working within a busy, corporate environment. The successful candidate will have a professional and personable approach with attention to detail and exceptional organisational skills, with eagerness to grow.
• The ideal candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills in English and be fully IT literate in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Additionally, they will be a proficient Arabic speaker. The successful candidate will be fully competent in egal software such as 3Elite. Further Education in the related field is preferred.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.