German or French speaking Graduate required at Boutique International Law Firm: to £26,000

A growing International law firm based in the City is currently looking to hire a new Office Team Assistant to join on a permanent basis, working directly with the Office Manager and Fee-Earners in the London office.   Our client is ideally looking for someone who can speak and write fluently in either German or French due to the firm’s European client base.  Responsibilities will include managing post and arranging couriers, scanning and filing of correspondence, diary management to include co-ordinating and following up meetings, research and book appropriate business lunch venues, arrange travel and accommodation to include detailed travel itineraries, assisting the Office Manager and fee earning team on ad hoc projects in an administrative capacity, collating expenses and complete expense reimbursements forms for fee earners, preparing legal and non-legal documents, formatting, amending, labelling, typing, copying, scanning, document organisation, filing, archiving.  Other duties will include answering and screening phone calls and taking messages, meeting and greeting visitors and provide a very high level of service to staff and clients, organising and maintaining conference meeting rooms throughout the day, to include water bottling and set up of coffee/tea, arranging and serving internal business lunches, setting up of video conferencing and trouble shoot with IT, maintaining kitchen facilities and replenish water/coffee fruit routinely and ensuring printing paper/stationery is replaced and the office space is in good order.  Candidates ideally need to have a minimum of 6 months experience working within a law firm, ideally degree educated, excellent communication and written skills in addition to a strong knowledge of using Microsoft Office.  Standard hours are 9.30am – 5.30pm.