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About the Role
Provide high-quality, proactive administrative support to the Pro Bono and Responsible Business team, ensuring efficient delivery of schemes, projects, and initiatives with accurate record-keeping.
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day administrative support across Pro Bono and Responsible Business schemes, projects and initiatives.
- Maintain accurate records, rotas, calendars and trackers.
- Manage Pro Bono and Charitable Foundation inboxes, triaging, tracking, and escalating queries.
- Coordinate meetings for committees and boards, including agendas, minutes, and action tracking.
- Support event planning and delivery, including logistics and participant communication.
- Assist with document and correspondence management, including presentations and filing.
- Support the maintenance of key resources, guides, and communications materials.
- Support internal and external communications coordination.
- Assist with pro bono matter administration, including onboarding, file management, and archiving.
- Support the advertising and coordination of pro bono opportunities and volunteer allocation.
- Support the screening and vetting of potential charity and community partners.
- Support the processing of invoices and related record keeping.
- Carry out other administrative duties as required.
Requirements
- Experience in an administrative, team assistant, coordinator, or comparable support role.
- Excellent administrative skills with strong attention to detail, accuracy, and discretion.
- Highly organised with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage competing deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with professional liaising ability.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and able to use initiative.
- Client-service orientated, professional, and accountable approach.
- Good team-working skills and a collaborative approach.
- Solutions-focused with good problem-solving skills.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
- Ability to use Excel to collect, organise, and process data accurately.
- Comfortable using, or willing to learn, AI tools and automation.
- Some experience supporting projects, events, or committees is desirable.
- An interest in pro bono, responsible business, charity, community, or sustainability work is helpful.
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
- Diary management
- Inbox management
- Document filing
- Matter administration
- Event logistics
- Invoice processing
- Internal communications
- AI tools
- Automation
Location
- London
- Bristol
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Level 1
Benefits
- Bonuses
- Private medical insurance
- Pension contribution
- Global skills academy learning opportunities
- Social and sports committees
- Summer and winter parties
- Monthly get togethers
- Diversity networks
About the Company
- Simmons & Simmons has a collaborative, open, and non-hierarchical culture where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.
- The firm partners with leading organisations on inspirational projects.
- Everyone's voice is heard, and employees are encouraged to share ideas.
- Innovative learning and development opportunities are provided.
- The firm ranks as a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality, a Stonewall Top Global Employer, and a Top 75 Employer for Social Mobility.
- The firm has a range of social and sports committees, parties, and get togethers.
- Diversity networks connect people and celebrate differences.
- UK offices have artwork collections, supporting the art community.
- A Strategic Advisory Council proposes initiatives to shape the firm's future.
- The in-house generative AI tool, Percy, won an award for innovation.
- The firm has been commended in The Times Best Law Firms 2026.
Equal Opportunity
- Committed to fostering equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Ensures equal employment opportunities.
- Upholds equal opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity, marital status, or pregnancy.
- Ensures fair treatment for armed forces personnel and their families.
- Accommodates requests for flexible working arrangements.
- Makes roles accessible to individuals with diverse abilities and provides reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
- Encourages applications even if not all requirements are met.
- Reserves the right to close vacancies early if sufficient applications are received.