In this role your responsibilities may include:
Technical Capability
- Develop knowledge of the firm’s processes and practices and support colleagues with administration and processes.
- Effectively manage information and data and provide an accurate and professional service to clients.
- Escalate issues with suggestions when they are beyond the boundaries of your expertise.
- Display positive attitude to problems, focusing on solutions.
- Establish cooperative relationships with your client group, asking questions to understand their needs and to check understanding.
- Respond promptly and appropriately to client requests and queries.
- Develop understanding of the legal market and how the business works, keeping up-to-date with developments in the firm.
- Act as an ambassador for the firm, promoting its services and Linklaters as an employer.
- Make conscious efforts to develop your network with internal colleagues.
- Demonstrate understanding of the firm’s strategy and how your function and team fit in.
- Manage and plan your time, taking personal responsibility for delivering on time and to high standards.
- Demonstrate flexibility to meet the needs of your team and your clients, sharing work with colleagues to ensure deadlines are met and maintaining perspective under pressure.
- Acknowledge mistakes and learn from them.
- Actively involve and encourage others to participate and to share their opinions, questioning and listening to what colleagues have to say.
- Establish constructive and collaborative working relationships and work well with a diverse range of colleagues.
- Act in line with our values; showing respect and courtesy to others, acting with integrity, bringing positivity and enthusiasm to the team, raising new ideas and embracing continuous improvements.
- Communicate clearly, honestly and openly and provide regular progress updates to others.
- Actively develop professional knowledge and skills, keeping up-to-date with trends, best practice, innovations and technological advancements.
- Take responsibility for developing your expertise, seeking and acting on feedback.
- Offer continuous and constructive feedback to colleagues.
This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.
Linklaters