Legal PA

Our Practice Group

Corporate Finance

The Corporate Finance Practice Group at Eversheds Sutherland is a key pillar of the firm's transactional capabilities and consists of the Corporate and Finance product groups. This dual structure enables CFPG to deliver integrated solutions across complex financial transactions, positioning itself as a Leading Global Transactional Team. With a team of 120+ partners internationally, we are well placed to provide quality legal advice on all areas.

As a Legal PA within our Practice Group Support team, your role is pivotal. You’ll provide confidential, professional and proactive support to a designated group of stakeholders. Confidence, effective communication and influential skills are essential. We value an assertive and forward-thinking approach.

Here’s what to expect:

• Diverse responsibilities:
  Our Legal PAs handle a wide range of tasks, supporting various aspects of our business.
• Empowerment and mentorship:
  You’ll lead by example, fostering ongoing personal and professional development among junior colleagues and peers.
• Continuous learning:
  We invest in your professional development through our development plans. We offer personalised mentoring and coaching, technical training and soft skills courses to boost motivation and success in your career path.
• Culture of feedback:
  Our culture thrives on continuous feedback that builds confidence, development and recognition of achievements.
• Pro Bono, Community and Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) opportunities:
  Beyond your daily tasks, we encourage you to contribute to Pro Bono, Community and D&I initiatives. Make a difference by using your skills to benefit our communities.
• Ambition for people, clients and communities:
  Our ambition extends beyond business success. We are equally committed to the growth and well-being of our people, clients and the broader community.
• Staying ahead:
  Collaborate closely with lawyers, take ownership of tasks and exceed business expectations, anticipate challenges, adapt to changing technologies.

• Stakeholder engagement:
  Conduct regular one to one meetings with stakeholders to discuss actions, priorities, expectations and future planning. Attend team meetings to stay informed and contribute effectively. Act as a liaison point for both internal and external clients, draft clear and concise replies to incoming correspondence. Assist with client queries during stakeholder absences. Maintain a flexible approach and adopt hybrid working to accommodate stakeholder and client needs.
• Adaptability and collaboration:
  Demonstrate client service excellence by being responsive to stakeholder requests. Support the wider PA team, covering for team members during absences or when required to ensure continued resource.
• Efficient mailbox, diary and travel management:
  Proactively manage mailboxes and diaries including travel coordination. Anticipate future needs and take initiative to resolve conflicts.
• Meeting organisation and coordination:
  Draft agendas and prepare for internal and external meetings. Ensure necessary equipment and refreshments for both physical and virtual meetings using available technology and resources. Workflow management and delegation:
  Own the end-to-end process, be accountable for successful conclusion of all stakeholder requests. Delegate tasks effectively across dedicated support teams such as billing, finance, team assistants, document production to meet expectations and deadlines in line with the Scope of Service.
• Document management:
  Undertake urgent and short document work. Collaborate with the document production team for larger documents utilising our dedicated software. Matter management:
  Manage the entire client and matter opening process including electronic filing, collaborating with stakeholders and other business support teams.
• Financial administration and compliance:
  Provide financial administrative support to stakeholders, coordinating with billing and finance teams, ensuring compliance with legal, firm-wide and practice-specific policies and procedures.
• Pitch and presentation creation:
  Collaborate with the Document Production Team to…