We are recruiting a Legal PA within our Energy, Projects and Construction (EPC) Practice Group to join our London office.
About us CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 80 offices in over 45 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.
We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.
About the role Within our Energy & Infrastructure team, a role providing you with a broad base of responsibilities supporting specialist energy partners. You will have proven strong PA experience, preferably working within a Law firm, providing support at Partner level and have strong organisational skills. You will be confident in meeting the frequent demands of a fast-paced environment, with the understanding that strong communication with those you will be supporting, is fundamental.
Key Responsibilities including:
Diary management - anticipating and managing all areas of diaries, including diarising calls and meetings, proactively managing travel and diary reorganisation, and helping to organise events with external clients
Drafting correspondence as required, including emails and sending on behalf of partners, including liaising with clients
Comprehensive travel arrangements including sourcing and booking hotels and transport on our online booking tool
Understanding the partner’s way of working and adapting to meet their needs, including proactively staying on top of tasks and suggesting new methods of working more efficiently
Assisting with client relationship management and client pitching, including creating and amending PowerPoint presentations and being PowerPoint proficient
Establishing own administrative systems
Efficiently managing own workload and being proactive with the ability to work on own initiative
Becoming adept at proof reading and quality checks on all work produced
Building good working relationships with colleagues
Establishing rapport with clients
Becoming adept at using CMS CMNO systems and office equipment, including Centric (to help with managing and keeping contact lists up-to-date) and CMS deal rooms
Becoming familiar with legal terminology of practice area
Establishing relationships with clients and anticipating their needs
Understanding firm’s culture and goals
Organises document management, including opening files and drafting retainer letters, archiving and ensuring that all relevant documents are filed electronically and paper-based, as required
Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the end-to-end billing process and Elite (Financial System) and liaising with billing/finance systems teams, producing the relevant documentation and reports and dispatching invoices
Assisting across practice groups/teams whenever he/she has spare capacity/as required
Delegating where necessary administrative tasks to administrative members of the team
About you We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:
Strong PA/secretarial background at partner level
Advanced level written and verbal skills
70 wpm typing skills
Good understanding of entire Microsoft Office Suite
Positive attitude with a practical, common-sense approach; resilient
Audio and copy typing
Excellent organisational and administrative skills
Drafting documents autonomously
Fee/Billing Management
Confident with excellent communication skills, ability to relate to people at all levels
Ability to prioritise tasks and remain calm when working under pressure
Excellent attention to detail
What’s in it for you? We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
Flexible, hybrid working policy subject to firm and Partner requirements (minimum of 50% working time to be office based)
Generous bonus scheme
Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
Holiday exchange scheme
Private medical insurance
Enhanced parental leave
Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our
Rewards & Benefits
page on our website.
Equal opportunities At CMS, we place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and the heart of our organisation. We recognise, celebrate, and embrace the diverse talent our society has to offer. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process and in every element of the employee life cycle.
Ready to apply? Here are the next steps. We look forward to receiving your application online via the
CMS careers site . Please contact our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions.
Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.
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About us CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 80 offices in over 45 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.
We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.
About the role Within our Energy & Infrastructure team, a role providing you with a broad base of responsibilities supporting specialist energy partners. You will have proven strong PA experience, preferably working within a Law firm, providing support at Partner level and have strong organisational skills. You will be confident in meeting the frequent demands of a fast-paced environment, with the understanding that strong communication with those you will be supporting, is fundamental.
Key Responsibilities including:
Diary management - anticipating and managing all areas of diaries, including diarising calls and meetings, proactively managing travel and diary reorganisation, and helping to organise events with external clients
Drafting correspondence as required, including emails and sending on behalf of partners, including liaising with clients
Comprehensive travel arrangements including sourcing and booking hotels and transport on our online booking tool
Understanding the partner’s way of working and adapting to meet their needs, including proactively staying on top of tasks and suggesting new methods of working more efficiently
Assisting with client relationship management and client pitching, including creating and amending PowerPoint presentations and being PowerPoint proficient
Establishing own administrative systems
Efficiently managing own workload and being proactive with the ability to work on own initiative
Becoming adept at proof reading and quality checks on all work produced
Building good working relationships with colleagues
Establishing rapport with clients
Becoming adept at using CMS CMNO systems and office equipment, including Centric (to help with managing and keeping contact lists up-to-date) and CMS deal rooms
Becoming familiar with legal terminology of practice area
Establishing relationships with clients and anticipating their needs
Understanding firm’s culture and goals
Organises document management, including opening files and drafting retainer letters, archiving and ensuring that all relevant documents are filed electronically and paper-based, as required
Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the end-to-end billing process and Elite (Financial System) and liaising with billing/finance systems teams, producing the relevant documentation and reports and dispatching invoices
Assisting across practice groups/teams whenever he/she has spare capacity/as required
Delegating where necessary administrative tasks to administrative members of the team
About you We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:
Strong PA/secretarial background at partner level
Advanced level written and verbal skills
70 wpm typing skills
Good understanding of entire Microsoft Office Suite
Positive attitude with a practical, common-sense approach; resilient
Audio and copy typing
Excellent organisational and administrative skills
Drafting documents autonomously
Fee/Billing Management
Confident with excellent communication skills, ability to relate to people at all levels
Ability to prioritise tasks and remain calm when working under pressure
Excellent attention to detail
What’s in it for you? We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
Flexible, hybrid working policy subject to firm and Partner requirements (minimum of 50% working time to be office based)
Generous bonus scheme
Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
Holiday exchange scheme
Private medical insurance
Enhanced parental leave
Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our
Rewards & Benefits
page on our website.
Equal opportunities At CMS, we place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and the heart of our organisation. We recognise, celebrate, and embrace the diverse talent our society has to offer. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process and in every element of the employee life cycle.
Ready to apply? Here are the next steps. We look forward to receiving your application online via the
CMS careers site . Please contact our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions.
Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.
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