http://www.karen-george.com Karen George Recruitment Company A leading set of barristers' chambers specialising in commercial law is looking for an experienced Fees Clerk. This is a high profile position, reporting to the Finance Manager and working closely with the Senior Clerk. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal are essential as is the ability to build strong working relationships with Barristers and the accounts teams within large law firms. You will need to be part or fully qualified as an accountant and have at least 3 years' recent experience as a Fees Clerk in a similar role in London or as a Credit Controller within a large professional services organisation. Basic salary is 40k plus commission of 5% on fees recovered. 2010-03-05 20:46:15 An opportunity has arisen to join a large City law firm as Learning & Development Manager for the Fee Earning population. Previous experience in a similar L&D Manager role of at least 4 years within a law firm in London is essential. Graduate degree, minimum 2:1, also a prerequisite. Please apply in confidence to Karen George for further details. 2009-10-16 18:06:56 An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Learning and Development Advisor to join a large City law firm. The role includes ongoing analysis of training requirements, liaising with external providers, delivery of soft skills training such as teambuilding, negotiating and presentation skills and the inductions for new joiners, produce and update L&D policies, liaising with the graduate recruitment team and Career Development Director to assess and implement Trainee learning needs, oversee the training budget, research external courses, extensive liaison with Partners regarding the annual lecture program for lawyers, ensure CPD points are achieved and maintained, monthly reporting on training activity, CPD, evaluation feedback and budgets, oversee L&D Administrator, provide support to the Career Development Director and other ad hoc projects as required. Previous experience in a similar role within a London law firm is essential. This is initially a 6-month contract covering maternity leave but there is a possibility of the role becoming permanent thereafter. Great team environment, stunning offices, good future prospects and opportunity to develop the role further. Graduate degree essential. 2010-01-12 15:17:38 A large London law firm based near Bank is looking for a Learning & Development Assistant to join their team. The role is varied and there is plenty of scope to develop in the future. They are keen to meet with people who have a minimum of one year's experience with the Learning & Development team of another London law firm and who is familiar with the requirements of the role. Reporting to the Learning & Development Adviser, your duties will include booking external training courses, liaising with external providers, arranging courses, maintaining training records on the HR database, update the Training Events Calendar, arrange inductions, sending out invitations for the courses, preparation of invoices, ensure correct Training materials are available for courses, monitor CPD points to ensure Law Society requirements are met, provide management reports as requested including monthy training activity and budget reports, obtain feedback reports from course attendees, attend regular team meetings plus a range of admin duties such as filing. Friendly team, stunning offices. Immediate starters preferred. 2010-02-10 16:36:28 A number of positions have arisen at Manager-level within the HR team of a leading City law firm. These are generalist positions requiring previous experience within a London law firm or other professional services/partnership environment at HR Manager level and they would consider a senior HR Adviser looking for the first step into a Managerial position. Karen George has been specialising in HR recruitment for law firms in London for many years and welcomes hearing from new candidates. The market has been weak in 2009 but indications are that 2010 will see a significant upturn in the Legal HR market, with a number of clients planning to hire. Therefore if you are contemplating a move, or would like to discuss your career options, please contact Karen in strictest confidence. 2009-12-16 17:49:11 International oil company with small office in London is looking for an experienced Personal Assistant to work for their Senior Business Adviser. This is a newly created role, offered on a temp-to-perm basis, to include PA and secretarial duties as well as organising events, working on a variety of projects and diary management, amongst other tasks. There are 15 people in the London office and you will be assisting the Senior Business Adviser in all aspects of his work, therefore flexibility is required as well as a proactive, helpful and professional attitude. It is essential that you have a minimum of 5 years' PA experience within an oil company in London or related industry in London. You will need excellent IT skills including advanced Word, Excel and Powerpoint and a solid track record of employment showing stability - no job-hoppers please! This is a temp-to-perm position and would therefore not suit somebody who is currently in a permanent position. 2009-04-20 13:02:41 Excellent opportunity to join a top London law firm in their Graduate Recruitment team. This is a broad role with plenty of scope for future development. You will be involved with the end-to-end recruitment cycle, from building up relationships with universities, attending law fairs, organising summer placements, screening applications and looking after the trainee lawyers during their 2 year training period with the firm including assisting with the seat rotations. This is a sociable role and you will be attending the summer parties, graduation dinners and other events. Plenty of liaison at senior level with the Partners, one of whom is the Training Principal. Previous experience of at least one year in a graduate recruitment team is essential, preferably within a London law firm although they would consider people from other professional services such as investment banking, accountancy or management consultancy. Excellent interpersonal skills plus attention to detail are key to securing this exciting position. 2010-01-20 15:37:01 Law firm based near Chancery Lane with approx 70 staff is looking for a part-time Receptionist to work week-on, week-off. The hours are 10am to 6pm although flexibility will be required to cover for holidays and sickness during the weeks off. You will be working alongside 2 other Receptionists and the role involves meeting and greeting, setting up boardrooms and tidying up after meetings, providing refreshments, taking clients through to the lawyers, plus a range of admin duties such as updating the database, data entry, back-up support eg for the marketing team. You will need to have 12-18 months recent experience as a Receptionist in a London law firm or other professional services environment such as an investment bank, accountants or management consultancy. The salary is £23k pro rata. 2010-02-11 09:28:50 An opportunity has arisen to join the Learning & Development team of a large (c.800) London law firm. The position is for a Manager and you will need to have previous recent experience in a similar role from within another law firm. Excellent scope to develop the L&D function within this dynamic team. You will be responsible for developing and implementing the L&D strategy, which involves liaising with Partners, Fee Earners, Support Staff and external training providers. You will also be overseeing the delivery of internal soft skills training including the firm's induction, reviewing and evaluating the management courses, providing feedback, managing the L&D budget. You will be managing the L&D Advisor and Administrator, setting objectives, conducting appraisals and ensuring they provide an efficient service to the L&D function of the firm. 2010-02-24 09:02:00 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Commercial Property Legal Secretary to join a medium-sized law firm based in London. The majority of the work is Commercial Property although there is an element of Residential. Initially you will be providing first-class support to a Partner and Fee Earner and subsequently to others within the team. The majority of typing is outsourced but you will be producing short letters and some of the more complex documents. Advanced Word, Excel and Powerpoint are essential. Recent experience of at least 2 years as a Legal Secretary / PA within a central London law firm is essential and you will not be considered if you do not meet this requirement. The ideal candidate will have an excellent track record and solid work history. Thorough knowledge of Land Registry on-line systems, Searches, producing draft HIPs, draft Contract for Sale, Transfer Deeds and Title Documents. Support SDLT return and process, complete post completion formalities and land registrations, draft completion statements, maintain precedent documents, produce detailed financial statements from drafts, plus usual secretarial skills (diary management, full administrative support, billing, filing, photocopying, scanning, faxes, and file management). Key to this role are strong organisational and interpersonal skills, plenty of initiative, dynamic individual able to set the standard for the department. 2009-07-11 23:38:33 A leading City law firm is looking for a Learning & Development Manager to join their team. This is a newly-created role, reporting to the Head of L&D, you will be closely involved with delivery of the L&D strategy for London. You will manage an L&D Officer, 1 Assistant and 1 Co-ordinator and be responsible for the design and some delivery of business skills courses, liaise with external suppliers as well as internal presenters, negotiate fees with suppliers, draft/adapt documents such as supplier agreements, monitor regulatory and compliance obligations as regards CPD requirements, provide regular management reports, attend management meetings with the HR Director, Head of L&D and HR Managers, provide coaching to and liaise regularly with senior partners and directors to effectively implement training strategy and deliver solutions and mentor and develop the L&D team members. The successful candidate will be a graduate (2:1 minimum) with at least 2 years management experience. This role would also suit an L&D Adviser/Officer with a minimum of 3 years' L&D experience gained within a large professional services organisation in London. 2009-08-25 11:46:43 An opportunity has arisen to join the Learning & Development team of a large (c.800) London law firm. The position is at Manager-level and you will need to have previous recent experience in a similar role from within another central London law firm. Further details together with full job specification available shortly. Salary to be confirmed but c.65k. 2010-02-02 10:45:53 A large City law firm has an opening for a Learning & Development Assistant. Reporting to the L&D Manager, the role is varied and involves responsibility for the soft skills training courses, arranging them, booking conference rooms, liaising with external providers, preparation of coursework material, co-ordinate attendance; working closely with the Head of Learning & Development as well as the team's Manager to improve and develop the provision of the L&D function, as well as take responsibility on your own for some courses. You will also be monitoring the budget and forecasting costs for UK and International spend, processing invoices, advise on CPD regulations and overseas qualification requirements, update training information, assist the team on various projects such as coaching and mentoring, answer queries, liaise with employees to advise on aspects of Learning & Development. You will need to be a graduate with at least 18 months' recent experience in a similar role as a Learning & Development Assistant or Administrator within another London law firm or other London professional services environment such as investment bank, accountancy or management consultancy. Experience of organising training events internationally as well as in the UK would be useful. Advanced Word, Excel and Powerpoint essential and knowledge of Oracle would be desirable but not essential. 2010-02-04 11:35:51 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Litigation Secretary to join the team of a medium-sized firm (40 staff in London office) based near Holborn and Chancery Lane. The role is working for an Associate who is very nice but very busy! This job would ideally suit somebody who enjoys typing as it is 90% typing with some diary management and admin. Fast, accurate typing essential together with at least 3 years' recent experience in Litigation within a London law firm. The fee earner specialises in Property Litigation so some experience of Property would also be an advantage. The hours are 9am-5.30pm. Salary is 33k plus the possibility to earn up to a 10% bonus dependent upon the firm's performance and individual performance. 2010-03-05 20:46:25 This leading City law firm is looking for an Executive Assistant to work for their Global HR Director and Head of HR. This is an important and responsible position, requiring full involvement in operational and strategic aspects of the role. Working closely with the HR team and the CEO's office, you will be preparing reports, spreadsheets, Powerpoint presentations, handling sensitive information regarding Partners' appraisals, assist with Partner recruitment, arranging interviews, liaise with overseas offices building relationships with key people, large amount of travel arrangements, taking minutes of international conference calls, following up action points, assist with HR surveys, benchmarking exercises, preparing reports on salaries, turnover, headcount, feedback etc, involvement in ad hoc projects, complex diary management and generally acting as the right hand person to the HR Director. You will need to be a graduate with recent experience in a similar role, i.e. Executive-level support in a partnership environment within a large international business in London. Excellent communication skills required, both verbal and written, plus the ability to thrive in a demanding, busy and challenging role at senior level. 2010-02-10 17:22:15 Great opportunity to join friendly team in this medium-sized firm of solicitors based near Chancery Lane in London. They are looking for an experienced Residential and Commercial Property Legal Secretary. The role is split approx 60% residential and 40% commercial. The Residential Property Partner for whom you would be working likes to involve her secretary as much as possible with her work and you will be given lots of opportunity for client contact and autonomy. This role offers plenty of variety and will make full use of your skills. It is essential that you have in-depth knowledge of both Residential and Commercial Property work as a Legal Secretary, and that you have recent experience in a central London law firm of at least 2 years at Partner level. Advanced Word and Excel required, basic Powerpoint an advantage. This firm have outsourced their typing and your role will therefore comprise administrative tasks although there is still a fair amount of document work. You will need to be very well organised, have plenty of initiative and a helpful, proactive attitude. 2009-10-09 12:56:32 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Secretary to join the Marketing team of a law firm based in Canary Wharf. Excellent IT skills are essential for this interesting role including advanced Word, Excel and strong administrative skills. Attention to detail and first-class communication skills both written and verbal are also essential. The role is varied and includes providing support for events, checking invites, organising venues, name badges and attending the event; acting as first point of contact for telephone queries, filtering calls, taking accurate messages; providing pitch support for London and European marketing teams, marking-up documents, conducting background research for proposals, assisting European PR Manager with updating press handouts, maintaining press lists, organising meetings, tracking articles involving the firm, scanning press for information on competitors; provision of administrative and secretarial support i.e. clearing the back-log of admin such as filing, updating documents; assisting the team with directory submissions, organising meetings, liaising with relevant secretaries, preparing documentation for meetings; continuous updating of the marketing database; assist in updating all European marketing databases and spreadsheets with pitches and deals information; updating lawyer biographies; ad hoc research assistance on European Marketing initiatives and projects. This role would suit an experienced Secretary who has worked within another law firm or professional services environment in London or a Marketing graduate with good secretarial experience. This is not a marketing assistant's job - it is a secretarial role and there will not be an opportunity to develop into a marketing assistant role for the foreseeable future. 2010-03-08 15:31:35 Paralegal required for a 6 month Fixed Term Contract covering for maternity leave which could possibly be extended for longer thereafter. Recent experience of Company Secretarial, Company Law and Corporate Law from within private practice at a large London law firm is essential. A minimum 2:1 law degree is also essential in order to be considered for this role within a large corporate insurance/reinsurance, risk assessment company. Immediate start. Salary is up to £35k pro rata. 2010-02-01 17:12:53 Receptionist required for medium-sized law firm based in central London near Holborn tube station. Recent experience of at least 2 years in a central London law firm or other professional services company such as investment bank or accountants as a Receptionist is essential. Hours are 10am to 6pm. Duties include meeting and greeting clients, ordering stationery, arranging couriers, providing refreshments to visitors, post, and generally providing assistance as required. This is a high profile law firm and you will need to have a professional manner, be very smartly presented and have good communication skills. Salary is £25k + 2 bonuses per year totalling approx £2500. 2010-01-28 13:26:32 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Benefits Officer to join a large law firm based in London. This is a contract position for 9 months and includes conducting a firmwide salary review therefore recent experience of this is essential gained from within another large law firm in London or other professional services company such as an investment bank, accountancy or management consultancy. Reporting to the Head of Reward you will manage the salary data for the annual review, carry out budget modelling, data analysis of current market trends, benchmarking, creating spreadsheets; administration of the firm's benefits. University degree essential together with advanced Word and Excel including pivot tables, "if statements", data manipulation. 2010-03-08 15:57:52 A large law firm based in Canary Wharf is currently looking for a Secretary with Corporate law experience to work for one of their senior Partners. The role is an interesting one involving lots of diary management and client contact. The ideal candidate will need to be intelligent, able to use their own initiative and have plenty of common sense. Good communication skills also essential as is the ability to prioritise work in a busy environment. Recent experience as a Legal Secretary within the Corporate division of a London law firm is essential although not necessarily at senior Partner level. The hours are 9am to 5pm and there is not much overtime. Great offices, nice team, excellent salary of £39450. 2010-03-09 16:11:00 Opportunity to join medium-sized London law firm based near Chancery Lane. They have approx 70 staff and specialise in a range of commercial and private client law. There are currently 2 part-time Receptionists working on a week-on/week-off basis. This position is full-time, with set hours of 8.30am to 4.30pm. The role includes the traditional Receptionist duties of meeting and greeting clients, answering phones, etc and in addition you will be assisting with some admin for which you will need some Word and Excel skills (eg updating contact information and the database on Excel). The salary is £26500 with excellent benefits including 28 days holiday! A clothing allowance of £100 is provided every 6 months and you will be expected to wear a dark suit with white shirt. You will need to have a solid track record as a Receptionist with at least 3 years' recent experience either in a London law firm or other London based professional services firm. The ideal candidate will be professional, consider themselves to be a career Receptionist and be very well presented with a good telephone manner. Friendly team environment, lovely offices (the reception area is currently being refurbished) and low turnover of staff. 2010-03-05 20:46:02 An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Payroll & Benefits Executive to join the team of a financial investment company based in the West End of London. Reporting to the Group HR Director, you will be responsible for looking after the Payroll and Benefits function for approx 85 employees in theLondon office. The focus is on Benefits, Payroll and Pensions Management and you will need to have at least 5 years' experience looking after these functions in addition to the full range of HR responsibilities. Whilst the role comprises approx 30% Payroll and Benefits, it also involves generalist HR duties such as assisting with Recruitment, Database & Intranet Management, Information Management and Reporting, Joiner and Leaver Administration, maintaining Policies and Procedures and ad hoc projects as requested. Graduate degree essential together with 5 years' experience within HR at a large financial services organisation in London. 2010-03-05 20:44:42