Executive Assistant

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Executive Assistant to provide critical support to our expanding Corporate & Regulatory (Re)Insurance practice in Dublin. This key position encompasses high-level executive assistance and business development coordination. You will collaborate closely with senior legal experts to enhance operational efficiency, assist with client engagements, and foster the growth of this commercial practice.

Team Environment

Joining a newly formed and growing Corporate & Regulatory (Re)Insurance team, you will support a dynamic group of professionals with ongoing expansion plans. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to shaping support systems and deliver excellent client experiences as the practice solidifies its market presence.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive executive and personal assistance within a professional services or legal context.
• Efficiently manage diaries, email inboxes, and coordinate multiple stakeholder priorities simultaneously.
• Prepare business development documents, presentations, client communications, and management information reports.
• Organize and improve operational processes, workflow efficiencies, and administrative systems proactively.
• Manage expenses, correspondence, document creation, and maintain document management protocols.
• Communicate confidently with senior internal and external stakeholders, maintaining high standards of accuracy and discretion.

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven experience in executive or personal assistance roles within legal or professional services environments.
• Strong organizational capabilities coupled with a proactive mindset to optimize procedures.
• Excellent communication skills, including interaction with senior stakeholders and clients.
• Attention to detail, confidentiality, and accuracy in every task.

Distinctive Advantages of this Position

• Opportunity to influence the development of support structures for a fast-growing legal practice.
• Engagement with multifaceted tasks involving business development, project coordination, client support, and operational enhancement.

Employee Benefits

• Flexible work arrangement with hybrid work options.
• Employment at a globally recognized, award-winning law firm ranked Band 1 in various disciplines by Chambers and Legal 500.
• Opportunities for career advancement through structured learning programs, secondments, and international internal mobility.
• Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, pro bono recognition, community engagement programs, and sustainability commitments.
• Comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, GP access, critical illness coverage, wellbeing day, Cycle to Work scheme, and up to 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave, among others.

Additional Information

Benefit eligibility may depend on location and length of employment; full details provided at commencement. Clyde & Co is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, fostering a discrimination-free workplace and encouraging applications from all qualified candidates regardless of background. Candidates' personal data will be handled in accordance with our privacy policies, detailed in our privacy notice. The job description may be updated as business needs evolve.