What We Will Offer

We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

You Can Expect

• A competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies
• Life assurance, private health and dental care for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail vouchers
• Tech, cycle and electric car schemes
• The opportunity to support the firm's charity through volunteering leave
• A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.
  
  

Team Structure

This role would suit someone who is resilient, highly organised, proactive and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment as part of a growing and ambitious team. Responsibilities will include undertaking a wide range of projects, providing transactional support and playing a critical role in managing all routine and daily administrative tasks.

The ability to embrace a team-working approach, collaborating with fee earners, executive assistants to build effective relationships are key to the success of the role.

Main Responsibilities

Provide a full spectrum of professional secretarial and administrative support to a Partner and Associates in our Corporate team, including but not limited to:

• draft high-quality correspondence and prepare documents in house-style format with accurate Chinese and English typing
• assist in performing conflict searches and complete all new client/matter opening processes, ensuring compliance with requirements
• prepare and coordinate with monthly billing processes on a timely basis, including handling time entries and expenses/disbursements posting
• support fee earners and internal business development team in marketing activities, such as researching and obtaining client information and data, assisting in preparation of pitches and presentations as well as undertaking an event secretary role
• organise fee-earners' calendars for extensive client engagements, including scheduling and coordinating appointments, meetings and events
• manage complex travel arrangements, including liaising with travel company, booking flights and accommodations, applying for visas
• undertake any other tasks or duties as reasonably expected
  
  

Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.

Attributes/Skills Required

• Solid legal secretarial experience in supporting fee earners at senior levels – experience in managing client relationships, particularly with PRC clients, with a thorough understanding of the business needs is definitely an advantage
• Demonstrate maturity, resilience, independence, responsibility with strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to anticipate issues, think critically, and provide practical solutions to support the team
• Strong ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• A good team player and self-starter with flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively under pressure
• Proficiency in MS Microsoft Office Suite and other communications tools such as Wechat, VooV
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Chinese (including Mandarin)
  
  

This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm's strategy and business needs.

About The Firm

With 8 offices worldwide and with our headquarters based in London, Stephenson Harwood is a law firm where our people are committed to achieving the goals of our clients - listed and private companies, institutions and individuals across the globe. Our mix of expertise and culture results in a combination of deep local insight and the capability to provide a seamless international service.

Our experience encompasses corporate, commercial litigation and arbitration, employment, pensions and private wealth, finance, marine and international trade, and real estate and projects.

We assemble teams of bright thinkers to match our clients' needs and give the right advice from the right person at the right time. Dedicating the highest calibre of legal talent to overcome the most complex issues, we deliver pragmatic, expert advice that is set squarely in the real world.

We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.

Our values

Individuality - We encourage creativity and develop talent.

Commitment - To be the best and deliver the highest standard.

Teamwork - We work together to build close, long-term relationships

Straight talking - We say what we mean and do what we say.

These values express the personality of the individuals within our firm. They are the behaviours we encourage in our people and the standards which inform our decisions and actions.

Our vision into 2026

To be a successful firm where talented people work together in an entrepreneurial environment, building long term client relationships.

This vision is about who we want to be, as well as who we are. It is as much about our values as about our character – the attributes we want to see from all of our people. That's how we unlock our entrepreneurial spirit, advising our clients with top performing teams.

A key part of the 2026 strategy is to focus on five core sectors: decarbonisation, life sciences, private capital & funds, technology, and transportation & trade. These have been identified as crucial in the drive for accelerated profitable growth.

We are an equal opportunity organisation, committed to having a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture, or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives.

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