Team Assistant (Legal)

Location: London, United Kingdom; based in the London office. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 09:30–17:30, with additional hours potentially required.

Company

King & Spalding is a global law firm providing legal services through lawyers and business professionals worldwide.

What you will do

• Provide day-to-day administrative and organisational support to Legal Practice Assistants, lawyers and office teams.
• Prepare, format, proofread, distribute and maintain documents, correspondence, presentations and reports.
• Coordinate diaries, meetings, room bookings, video conferences, catering, visitors and office events.
• Support matter administration, file opening, records maintenance, archiving, billing, expenses and time-entry processes.
• Assist with travel arrangements, meeting materials, contact lists, business development materials and team administration tools.
• Develop broader legal practice support capabilities under guidance and provide cover during busy periods or absences.

Requirements

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
• Previous administrative, office support, client service or professional services experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Microsoft Office experience is required, particularly Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to learn document management, expenses, billing, time recording, practice management, workflow and client relationship systems.
• Good communication, organisation, time management and attention-to-detail skills.
• Discretion and professionalism when handling confidential, commercially sensitive and legally privileged information.

Nice to have

• Previous legal administrative support experience.
• Experience with document management, expenses, billing, time recording, practice management, workflow or client relationship systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with 25 days of annual holiday.
• Private medical insurance, life assurance, critical illness insurance and income protection insurance.
• 7% firm pension contribution and a merit-based annual bonus.
• Gym or wellness allowance, Employee Assistance Programme, season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Training, firm meetings and IT workshops to support professional development.