Legal Assistant - Zurich

We are looking for a dedicated, bright, and motivated Legal Assistant in our Zurich office, with excellent judgement and communication skills, attention to detail, and a real desire to be part of a dynamic international environment. Working as part of a team, the LEGAL ASSISTANT will provide support to our lawyers and partners and will always strive to provide the best possible quality of service and a helping hand within the team.
Responsibilities will include:

• Handling administrative and organisational tasks as well as correspondence in German and English;
• Drafting of correspondence and legal documents;
• Opening new client profiles and case files on the database system;
• Carrying out conflict of interest (COI) checks;
• Producing all typing and secretarial services and correspondence;
• Support with filing of submissions and hearing preparations, including formatting, cite checking and translations work;
• Managing client dossiers with appropriate filing and billing;
• Managing physical and electronic filing and archiving;
• Handling diary management and travel arrangements (booking hotel and flights, taking care of potential reimbursements, and others);
• Providing general diverse tasks, including replacement at reception.

What we are looking for:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Responsive, pro-active, with a strong ownership of tasks and responsibilities;
• Proven ability to work in a team as well as autonomously;
• Excellent analytical and drafting abilities;
• Completed commercial apprenticeship;
• 3+ years’ experience gained a similar administrative assistant role; experience in a law firm would be an advantage;
• Native or near-native German and excellent written and oral English imperative; other languages (including French) a strong asset;
• Strong computer skills including MS Office (Outlook; Word; Excel, PPT)

If you are interested in joining our dynamic international team, please submit your application documents (CV and cover letter, in English) here , adressed to Leslie Brasseur, HR Consultant. For any questions regarding this role please email recruitment@lalive.law . Only direct applications considered

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