Evening Practice Assistant - Helsinki

Firm Summary

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers operating from more than 40 locations, working around the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world’s key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It’s not just about our global network of offices; it’s the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It’s one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work. 

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages. 

Position Summary

Our Evening Practice Assistant will be working as part of our Evening Practice Assistants team and provide assistance mainly for our partners and associates. 

Evening Practice Assistant in Helsinki are employed on a part-time basis and expected to work 3-5 evenings per week. The position offers an opportunity to gain experience in an international law firm. 

Duties and Accountabilities1

Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: 

• Editing and formatting documentation
• Performing translations 
• Preparing and maintaining transaction data rooms 
• Dealing with various governmental authorities. 
• Meet and greet clients, welcome, and escort all visitors to their guest deck, office or meeting room, as the case may be 
• Ensure that telephone calls are answered using the standard greeting 
• Be proactive and challenge the status quo to ensure all processes and procedures are efficient, effective, and relevant. 
• General administration duties as required

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a professional and high standard services environment 
• Proficient competence in Microsoft applications (word, excel, ppt.)  
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to occasionally work long hours under tight schedules
• Organizational skills and a solution-based approach to problem solving 
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to see the big picture
• Experience of challenging existing processes to implement beneficial change
• Strong professional presence and team player 
• Proactive, resourceful, takes initiative

• Fluency in Finnish and English, knowledge of other languages is desirable 

   

   

   

   

  Personal Characteristics/ attributes

   

   

   

   

• Discreet and diplomatic with a can do attitude 
• Create a healthy and professional work environment and atmosphere
• Take initiatives and responsibility for their own work 
• Articulate, pro-active and confident
• Approachable, helpful and compassionate
• Collaborate, guide and support other team members
• Train and coach new team members
• Emotional resilience in dealing with guests and visitors

Location and Reporting

• This role will be based in the Helsinki office 
• This role reports to the Office Operations Manager

1The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.