Management Assistant - Africa Practice

We are looking for a Management Assistant to join our Africa practice! 

Our Africa practice serves Belgian and foreign clients in countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Togo, Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Angola, the Ivory Coast, Senegal, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and South Africa.
We offer our clients unparalleled experience and support from our offices in Brussels, Kinshasa (DRC) and Kigali (Rwanda), allowing our clients not only to seize opportunities but also to navigate and overcome the challenges of the African market.

Our offices in Kinshasa (DRC) and Kigali were established with the aim to enhance our capability to provide local legal support and operational assistance to companies and other stakeholders across the jurisdictions we are active in (DRC and Rwanda in particular).
Our areas of expertise include amongst others corporate & commercial law, banking & finance law, mining & energy law, and much more. We have longstanding knowledge of OHADA law which applies uniformly in 17 countries.

We are currently looking for an experienced French-speaking Management Assistant to join our Brussels office and support our lawyers by ensuring the smooth operation of the team through essential administrative assistance.

As a Management Assistant, you provide administrative support to our lawyers. The range of tasks is varied and includes:

• Preparing and following up on the invoicing process
• Following up on the collection process
• Opening and managing new matters in our ERP system
• Supporting one Partner and his team in Brussels and Kinshasa in the day-to-day management of cases (including screening and AML processes, daily deadline monitoring, etc.)
• Preparing PowerPoint presentations
• Drafting engagement letters
• Creating and updating our CRM database
• Following up on lawyers' legal obligations (such as bar obligations)
• Organising internal and external meetings, as well as travel arrangements
• Ensuring all documents look pristine with impeccable layout
• Managing lawyers’ calendars
• Creating PRs/POs for the team and monitoring expense reports

As a Management Assistant, you have a previous experience of at least 3 to 5 years in a similar position. Experience in a law firm is considered a plus.

Moreover, you are a fluent communicator: you have an outstanding level of French and English, both written and spoken. You are fluent with the common MS Office tools.

You are someone who is:

• Detail-oriented
• Service minded, discreet, and diplomatic
• Skilled at multitasking and handling competing priorities effectively
• Organised, proactive and with a professional mindset
• Focused on delivering high-quality, detail-oriented, and professional work
• A team worker and comfortable with working in a multi-cultural work environment

• A gross salary based on your experience.
• A full-time permanent contract
• Extra-legal benefits such as meal vouchers of €8 per working day, 13th month, health and hospitalisation insurances, reimbursement of public transportation, a laptop, a smartphone and phone subscription.
• Up to two days of homeworking/week and a monthly net telework (€50) and internet allocation (€20).
• An office easily accessible by public transport (next to Brussels Central Station)
• 6 extra holidays a year because of the 39-hour work week.
• Support for your development and well-being, including training in smart and hard skills, language courses, and access to confidential mental health services (12 online therapy sessions per year, self-help tools, and coaching via a dedicated platform)
• The opportunity to learn and take on challenges in a working environment where diversity, inclusion, work-life balance and innovative thinking are highly valued

Start date: as soon as possible
Location: Brussels

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