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An exciting opportunity for a talented Senior Administrator to join our clients Governance Services team is available. Reporting to the Client Services Manager, the Senior Administrator will be responsible for providing high-quality administration for a portfolio of boutique UHNW clients, focusing on client service aspects. The role involves the full life cycle of clients, including the client take-on process and ongoing administration. In return, the Senior Administrator will receive focused mentoring and professional development support to help them grow and achieve their full potential.
Essential requirements include proven private client/wealth administration experience, holding or studying towards a relevant professional qualification, good working knowledge of Microsoft desktop software, and knowledge of specialist software like Document Management Systems and Viewpoint. Demonstrating initiative, being proactive, accurate, and well-organized, and possessing good communication and interpersonal skills are essential. The Senior Administrator will work as part of a team to achieve a common goal.
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For those who want to work in law, the Property Department's paralegal position is a promising prospect. Serving as the first point of contact for clients and managing work streams, the position provides support to Partners and other fee earners in the Property Department on all topics.
Legal research, proofreading, contract preparation, preparing engagement letters and agreements, drafting completion statements, corporate authorizations, powers of attorney, and examining the constitutional documents of Jersey-incorporated companies are among the main responsibilities.
A law degree or equivalent qualification is required, as well as strong research skills, a desire to expand personal knowledge, excellent organisational skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, a thorough command of the English language, the ability to work independently and as part of a team, meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities, and proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of applications.
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Business Development & Marketing Manager
Purpose of the job
The Business Development & Marketing Manager role has been established to work closely with our Partners supporting them and their teams on delivering their business plans through a range of domestic and international BD activities both in-person and online.
The postholder will work with teams across our different offices, jurisdictions and time zones, identifying opportunities and developing plans to drive growth. They will build strong relationships within the practice groups, developing a clear understanding of Bedell Cristin's key markets and grow a strong personal brand within the business globally. They will have excellent communication skills, with previous experience within an onshore or offshore law environment. The postholder will have to undertake some business-related travel.
The role reports into the Head of BD, Marketing and Communication and sits within the wider BD and Marketing team that looks after: Client Development, Practice Group BD, CRM, Brand and Online Marketing and Communications and PR globally.
Key Responsibilities
- Working closely with Partners and Fee Earners to develop the strategy, budgets and market plans.
- Understanding the changing dynamics of the markets in which we operate and identifying opportunities across the relevant jurisdictions and regions.
- Supporting the international promotion of our brand's ethos and core values
- Leading internal monthly and quarterly business development update meetings
- Supporting, managing and monitoring legal practice groups in achieving their goals and tracking progress against agreed strategic objectives.
- Assisting with the development and implementation of our key client programme
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across the firm on events, marketing opportunities and communications
- Working with colleagues across practices and offices to ensure an aligned targeted approach to the promotion of our legal services
Qualifications
- Educated to A level or equivalent
- Ideally have completed a professional/relevant qualification in Marketing
Knowledge/skills/experience
- Excellent planning abilities and a strong teamwork ethic
- A strong track record for delivery and ability of managing multiple projects at the same time
- Develop and demonstrate expertise in event production, vendor negotiation, event contract procedures, logistics and audience management
- Ability to work successfully with minimal supervision, but seek and take direction appropriately from the Head of BD, Marketing and Communication, whilst being flexible under tight deadlines
- Being confident, resilient and pragmatic with the ability to adapt to and manage unforeseen issues and changes
- Being proactive and enthusiastic with a positive attitude
- Being well organised and deliver to a consistently high standard
- Being a supportive and committed team player
- Ability to demonstrate experience of building a collaborative environment
In this role you will be expected to:
- Behave in a manner in keeping with our core culture and values.
- Adhere to all policies, procedures and regulations including those around anti-money laundering and terrorist financing.
- Commit to fulfilling any personal CPD requirements and continually developing your skills and knowledge.
About Bedell Cristin
Since 1939, clients have come to us for straight-talking legal advice.
Today you’ll find the same sound judgement and pragmatism across our offices in the BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, London, and Singapore.
Our smart, approachable teams design informed, and inventive legal solutions. The expertise you expect, offered with a refreshing simplicity and clarity. We also invest in mutually committed relationships with our clients as we believe strong foundations make for smoother roads.
Over the years, we’ve learned the importance of these principles, while playing our part in defining the modern offshore legal industry.
Our founder, George Bedell, helped establish Jersey’s progressive tax system. And the island’s first female advocate, Anita Regal, hailed from Bedell Cristin.
We are proud of where we have come from - and we value what we have learned along the way.
An Assistant Manager position is available at a company known for its open and progressive work environment.
The role involves supporting the Global Policies and Procedures function, working with colleagues across the business and different jurisdictions to deliver and maintain policies and procedures.
Key responsibilities include assisting the Associate Director with policy and procedure management, working with service lines to develop, maintain, and review policies and procedures, ensuring amendments are made, approved, and published in a timely manner, supporting the planning, coordination, and completion of periodic review programs, developing tech solutions to support efficiencies.
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience, a strong academic background, proven organizational skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Role title Secretary
Role purpose To work as part of a team of secretaries providing secretarial and administrative support to a group of designated fee earners allowing for fee earners' time to be used more efficiently on client related work
Reporting structure Reports to partner(s) in the relevant legal practice group
Principal duties
Secretarial • Amending lengthy, complex legal documents in an accurate and timely manner • Checking and proof reading documents and amending as necessary • Assisting in the creating of new clients / matters on Document Management (DM)
system • Copy typing • Audio typing from tape and electronic files
General Administration
• Answering telephones and email messages • Assisting with conflict checks • Taking and forwarding messages • Booking meeting rooms, equipment and catering • File management and archiving, ensuring all matter opening data is captured • Creating and amending diary appointments • Arranging conference calls • Working collaboratively with M&BD, providing a range of administrative support as
and when requested • Checking and processing fee earner expense claims
Billing
• Analysing time reports and disbursements • Preparing draft bills (including narrative) for fee earner approval • Issuing final bills to clients
CRM system
• Adding partner and fee earner contacts and ensuring data is up to date to include accurate profiling of contacts.
• Adding partner and fee earner marketing & business development (M&BD) activities to their contacts list
• Adding contacts to LinkedIn
Collateral / Presentations • Creating and formatting PowerPoint presentations as required, following new brand
guidelines BD Trips & Partner Personal BD Plans
• Organising the logistics and all administration associated with business trips, client meetings and small events (e.g. team or partner business trips, small client lunches or dinners, client hospitality, sporting or social events, in-house seminars)
• Producing biographies for target contacts and compiling collateral packs • Ensuring partners plans are kept up to date and that all M&BD activity is reflected in
the plan
Biographies and Profiles • Ensuring partners and fee earners review and update their biographies on a regular
basis and pass any amendments to the M&BD team for updating on the website • Updating LinkedIn with any amendments
JOB DESCRIPTION
Experience • Previous experience with some or all of the above duties • Previous experience of working in a legal environment • Well versed in the use of Microsoft office applications, specifically Word to a high
degree of competence plus PowerPoint and Outlook. Some knowledge of Excel would be useful
• Good typing speeds will be essential as will accuracy • Familiarity with the use of CRM systems would be helpful
Professional/educational qualifications
• Good standard of education • Secretarial / administration qualifications specifically would be an advantage
Personal characteristics • Excellent planning and organisation skills • Good written and verbal communication skills • Team oriented with a flexible approach to assisting colleagues in a multi-team
working environment