Legal Assistant/ International Film Company

Legal Assistant

Salary: Up to £40,000 plus benefits

Location: London, W4

Do you have a passion for Film and want to join an International Film and Entertainment organisation to provide full administrative support to the International Business Affairs and Legal team in London?

It’s a role that would suit someone who is comfortable working with data and legal terms because you will be supporting the internal legal team that is currently a team of 10.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Coordinating signature of legal agreements and other documents
• Arranging for signature of corporate documents (including annual accounts) by Board Directors and liaising with external company secretaries and auditors in various territories
• Legal budget inputting and monitoring; dealing with system and invoice queries from law firms
• Working with the Tax team to obtain UK tax certificates from HMRC
• Working with outside notaries to arrange for legalisation and apostile of documents as needed for a range of territories
• Managing the requirements of the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority
• Handling annual registration renewals with Information Commissioner's Office
• Filing and archiving of legal agreements and other related
• Arranging travel, diary management and preparation of expense claims
• Arranging meetings and video calls, including logistics
• Raising POs for invoices and tracking outstanding payments, working with Finance team as needed
• Handling correspondence received in London office and forwarding to relevant contacts
• Liaising with wide range of internal departments and external service providers

If you have worked as a Legal PA/Legal Administrator or a Paralegal and are looking to make a change of direction in your career your experience would be very well suited to this role.

About you:

• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective professional internal and external relationships 
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to take responsibility for own workload and meeting tight deadlines 
• Excellent communication skills with an emphasis on concise and accurate comprehension, and written skills 
• Capable of factual analysis and identifying relevant issues 
• Ability to absorb knowledge fast, and apply it in real time 
• Ability to work independently, as well as, in a team orientated environment 
• High level of initiative and self-directed in own development 
• Highly proficient IT skills 
   

Essential:

• Demonstrated experience working effectively in a diverse environment
• Previous experience working within a legal and business affairs department
• Demonstrated all round office administration skills
• Excellent academic results to degree level

Desirable:

• Previous experience working for an international company