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Legal-Administrative Assistant-Birmingham

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship
Goldman Sachs logo

at Goldman Sachs

Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

Posted 4 days ago

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**Legal-Administrative Assistant - Birmingham** - Support MDs and Legal Teams across various office locations - Maintain and prioritize meetings, coordinate internal and external events - Manage legal spend, billings, and expenses - Book travel arrangements and visas - Implement and enforce divisional policies - Requires 3+ years of Admin experience, ideally in a legal environment - Key skills: Team player, excellent communication, multitasking, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, problem-solving, adaptability under pressure - Benefit from working in a global finance and law intersection, competitive benefits, and inspiring colleagues

Compensation
Not specified GBP

Currency: £ (GBP)

City
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom

Full Job Description

Legal-Administrative Assistant-BirminghamBirmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLESupport
OFFICE LOCATION(S)Birmingham
JOB FUNCTIONBusiness Unit Legal
DIVISIONLegal

OUR IMPACT

We work at the intersection of finance and law, providing counsel and advice that support activities across the firm. We handle litigation and arbitration, perform research and due diligence, aid in financing and legal filings, deal with contracts and intellectual property rights that show our commitment to clients, shareholders, and regulators. Whether youre an experienced attorney or a quick learner with a strong interest in financial law coupled with critical thinking skills, our dynamic group might be right for you.

YOUR IMPACT

We are searching for a highly motivated Administrative Assistant with 3+ years Admin experience to support multiple managing directors and their respective legal teams across various office locations/time zones.  Previous experience in supporting executives or lawyers and managing complex diaries is essential.  The role requires exceptional multitasking abilities, strong communication skills and a keen attention to detail.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Supporting MDs and their teams 
  • Maintaining detailed calendars and prioritising meeting requests 
  • Providing legal spend management support and proactively managing legal billing for the teams
  • Book travel arrangements (cars, international flights, accommodation and visas)
  • Expense management, ensuring expenses are processed in a timely fashion 
  • Coordinating internal meetings with senior leaders and high-level stakeholders at the firm and forming good relationships with Executive Admins throughout the firm
  • Implementing divisional policies and providing guidance to their teams 
  • Maintaining a strong understanding of firm policies to allow handling of certain issues independently 
  • Responsible for participating in general administrative duties and taking on ad-hoc requests as required

 SKILLS 

  • 3+ years of Admin Assistant experience
  • Requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
  • Strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Strong organisational skills, coupled with great attention to detail
  • Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently 
  • Self-starter with excellent anticipation skills; problem solving; follow up and judgment
  • Comfortable working with people at all organizational levels
  • Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events, prioritize and multi-task in a deadline driven environment
  • Must be able to prioritize a variety of time-sensitive tasks
  • Team player with a positive attitude
  • Highest degree of integrity, professionalism, diplomacy and discretion required with the ability to handle highly sensitive, confidential information with a high degree of integrity and confidentiality

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

Were committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2026. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Learn More

Legal-Administrative Assistant-Birmingham

Compensation

Not specified GBP

City: Birmingham

Country: United Kingdom

Goldman Sachs logo
Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

4 days ago

1 click

at Goldman Sachs

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship

**Legal-Administrative Assistant - Birmingham** - Support MDs and Legal Teams across various office locations - Maintain and prioritize meetings, coordinate internal and external events - Manage legal spend, billings, and expenses - Book travel arrangements and visas - Implement and enforce divisional policies - Requires 3+ years of Admin experience, ideally in a legal environment - Key skills: Team player, excellent communication, multitasking, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, problem-solving, adaptability under pressure - Benefit from working in a global finance and law intersection, competitive benefits, and inspiring colleagues

Full Job Description

Legal-Administrative Assistant-BirminghamBirmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLESupport
OFFICE LOCATION(S)Birmingham
JOB FUNCTIONBusiness Unit Legal
DIVISIONLegal

OUR IMPACT

We work at the intersection of finance and law, providing counsel and advice that support activities across the firm. We handle litigation and arbitration, perform research and due diligence, aid in financing and legal filings, deal with contracts and intellectual property rights that show our commitment to clients, shareholders, and regulators. Whether youre an experienced attorney or a quick learner with a strong interest in financial law coupled with critical thinking skills, our dynamic group might be right for you.

YOUR IMPACT

We are searching for a highly motivated Administrative Assistant with 3+ years Admin experience to support multiple managing directors and their respective legal teams across various office locations/time zones.  Previous experience in supporting executives or lawyers and managing complex diaries is essential.  The role requires exceptional multitasking abilities, strong communication skills and a keen attention to detail.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Supporting MDs and their teams 
  • Maintaining detailed calendars and prioritising meeting requests 
  • Providing legal spend management support and proactively managing legal billing for the teams
  • Book travel arrangements (cars, international flights, accommodation and visas)
  • Expense management, ensuring expenses are processed in a timely fashion 
  • Coordinating internal meetings with senior leaders and high-level stakeholders at the firm and forming good relationships with Executive Admins throughout the firm
  • Implementing divisional policies and providing guidance to their teams 
  • Maintaining a strong understanding of firm policies to allow handling of certain issues independently 
  • Responsible for participating in general administrative duties and taking on ad-hoc requests as required

 SKILLS 

  • 3+ years of Admin Assistant experience
  • Requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
  • Strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Strong organisational skills, coupled with great attention to detail
  • Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently 
  • Self-starter with excellent anticipation skills; problem solving; follow up and judgment
  • Comfortable working with people at all organizational levels
  • Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events, prioritize and multi-task in a deadline driven environment
  • Must be able to prioritize a variety of time-sensitive tasks
  • Team player with a positive attitude
  • Highest degree of integrity, professionalism, diplomacy and discretion required with the ability to handle highly sensitive, confidential information with a high degree of integrity and confidentiality

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

Were committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2026. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Learn More