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Personal Assistant - Tax Practice Group

Posted 24 Mar 2024
Work experience
2 to 5 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required languages
English (Fluent)
Dutch (Fluent)

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Dentons Netherlands is currently looking for an enthusiastic Personal Assistant to provide administrative support to our Tax Practice Group. Based in Amsterdam you will be responsible for the provision of high quality, efficient and effective administrative support to three Partners and Associates working alongside. The overall Tax Practice Group is a team of 21 legal professionals.

About the role

  • Managing diaries in Outlook to include arranging meetings in different time zones, sending and responding to invites in a timely manner, resolving conflicts, confirming appointments and bringing forward supporting documents
  • Reading and screening of e-mail, incoming correspondence, answering phone calls and general inquiries, taking full account of urgency and actions to be taken
  • Planning and organizing events, team meetings including liaising with all parties involved and taking care of logistics
  • Proactive management of oversees business trips for Managers/Partners by liaising with local contacts, booking flights and hotels, obtaining cash, passport and visas, preparing itineraries and processing expenses claims
  • Providing assistance with matter opening and billing
  • Responding to telephone enquiries, take accurate messages and pass them on
  • Participating in meetings and take an active role in taking minutes
  • Type, compile and prepare reports, presentations and correspondence
  • Manage databases and filing systems
  • Maintain administrative procedures in relation to a process
  • Liaise with staff in other departments and external stakeholders

Requirements

At least 2 years experience in a similar role

  • Strong Academics with a minimum of an HBO degree
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Dutch and English
  • Confident and fully competent with IT/use of MS Office applications
  • Excellent organizational and administrative skills
  • Strong time management and prioritization skills required to support a busy team at different levels of seniority
  • Ability to operate in a friendly, client focused, professional and discrete manner at all times
  • Ability to engage and work effectively with stakeholders and deal with people at all levels within the organisation
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure
  • Meticulous attention to detail, always striving for high quality and continuous improvement
  • Trustworthiness
  • Flexibility and adaptability
  • Ability to multitask
  • Proactive and positive approach with can-do attitude
  • Solution oriented and takes initiative
  • Tact and diplomacy
  • Enthusiastic and energetic personality

Benefits

Why Dentons

The legal profession is changing rapidly and Dentons is leading the way in advancing change for the benefit of clients. We are driven to challenge the status quo, delivering consistent and uncompromising quality and value to our clients in new and innovative ways. With over 20,000 professionals in more than 180 offices the opportunity is huge. Dentons continues to receive external awards and recognition, including for our continued international expansion over the last 12 months; for ground-breaking innovation through the development of Nextlaw Labs and Nextlaw Regional Referral Network; and for success in advising clients across multiple regions. Dentons is also a leader on the Acritas Regional Elite Brand Index and a BTI Client Service 30 Award winner.

Dentons in Amsterdam is onderdeel van het grootste advocatenkantoor ter wereld. Dentons biedt een aantrekkelijk nieuw en internationaal perspectief voor al onze collega’s en cliënten. Dentons staat voor diversiteit van onze collega’s, cliënten en van de gemeenschappen waarin we werken en leven. We bieden onze cliënten talent met verschillende achtergronden, uit verschillende landen, met ervaring vanuit verschillende rechtsgebieden.

Legal
Amsterdam
Active in 73 countries
180 employees
50% men - 50% women
Average age is 36 years

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