Family Personal Assistant

Closing date: 19/07/2019
Term: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time
Department: Family and Divorce
Location: London
The firm

Kingsley Napley is an internationally recognised law firm based in Central London. We support individuals and businesses in resolving conflict, safeguarding their futures and maximising opportunities. Our wide range of expertise means that we can provide support for our clients in all areas of their business and private life. Many of our lawyers are leaders in their field and our practice areas are highly ranked by the legal directories.

The department

We are recognised nationally and internationally as one of the best family law teams in the country for our expertise in both finance and cases relating to children. We assist clients from all walks of life and at all stages, whether at the beginning of a relationship and planning a future, or at the end of a relationship. Many of our clients or their spouses have international connections, are high net worth individuals or professionals, and may have a public profile.

Purpose of job

To provide the first and main point of contact for fee earners to help them do their work efficiently and well.  PAs will use their experience, interpersonal skills and judgement to ensure the successful completion of work, including organising and co-ordinating the relevant tasks between the Document Production Specialist (DPS) and Admin Assistant (AA) teams and working closely with the Office Services and Front of House teams as required.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for providing comprehensive PA support to fee earners in order to assist them in their day to day work and maximise the amount of time they spend on fee earning activities. Your duties will include diary management, liaising with clients, file and matter management and billing, adhering to the relevant service level agreements and standard operating procedures for your role. You will work closely with the DPS and AA teams for the completion of tasks.