Executive Assistant to Talent/Human Resources Director

2 months ago


Dublin, Ireland A&L Goodbody LLP Full time

We are seeking an EA to support our Talent Director. This role offers an exciting opportunity to the right candidate with an interest in Human Resources/Talent to work with a busy team in a large firm.

This is an ideal role for a highly organised and enthusiastic EA who enjoys working with a broad spectrum of people across an organisation.

About this opportunity

As an EA, you will provide

  • Efficient administrative support, including the preparation of high quality proposals and presentations;
  • Extensive diary management, using Microsoft Outlook;
  • Prepare correspondence on behalf of the Director
  • Assistance with correspondence and administration tasks;
  • Preparation for meetings and work as part of the wider Talent team on projects;
  • Update our document management system and provide accurate and timely assistance with efiling;
  • Assist the Talent Director and wider Talent team with other administrative and project requirements.
  • Take ownership of specific administration tasks within the overall team
  • Work on dedicated projects within the team structure

Skills and Attributes:

  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience as an EA supporting Senior Management, preferably within a professional services/Talent environment;
  • Advanced current working knowledge of MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams and Zoom;
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver quality work in a timely manner with an aptitude for drafting and writing;
  • A high level of integrity, discretion and trust with confidential information;
  • Adaptable approach to work, and proven ability to work unsupervised as part of a team;
  • Approachable and highly professional in manner, with all levels of staff within an organisation;
  • Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail;
  • Proactive individual with a focus on taking initiative rather than just reacting to requests;
  • A post-leaving certificate qualification e.g. degree, diploma/certificate in HR or secretarial studies, or equivalent relevant work experience.
  • An interest in D&I
  • Executive stakeholder management, has the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the business

The firm

A&L Goodbody (ALG) is a leading Irish law firm with five international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco. There are currently 116 partners and over 900 employees. The strong international and domestic business community in Ireland forms a valuable part of the ALG client base. ALG is incredibly proud to be recognised as the leading Irish law firm in the Chambers and Partners Europe 2024 Guide with the highest number of Band 1 practice area rankings. ALG is also ranked as a 'top tier' law firm in The Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2024 and the IFLR1000 Guide 2023. The firm is consistently ranked number one in the Irish market and on a European level.

 

A sample of other recent notable awards include:

 

  • Awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver Mark in 2024 by the Irish Centre for Diversity
  • Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law 2024 by GradIreland (for 13 consecutive years)
  • Law firm of the year – Republic of Ireland 2023 at The Lawyer European Awards
  • Irish Law Firm of the Year 2023 at the Chambers Europe Awards
  • One of the top 50 most innovative law firms in Europe 2023 by the Financial Times
  • Future of Legal Services Innovation Award winners 2024
  • Best client support 2023 by the Managing Partners Forum
  • Business Working Responsibly Mark 2023
  • Ireland's top 25 best places to work by LinkedIn's Top Companies list for 2022

 

ALG has a reputation for leading the way in continuously developing its service to clients and internally to its business. This is delivered through the use of new processes, ways of working, innovative use of technology and marketing-leading business service teams.



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