Administrative Assistant

Type: Full Time

Time: Permanent

Location: Glasgow / hybrid

Working Pattern: +2 days working from the office, 3 days remote

About the Role

Provide essential administrative and file management support to the legal team, ensuring smooth operations and excellent client service. You’ll work closely with fee earners, Practice Assistants, and Legal Support Assistants to deliver a responsive, high-quality service.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Support: Maintain client data in Interaction, assist with engagement letters, audit responses, and client research.
• Administration: Manage file opening/closing, document organisation, and compliance with naming conventions.
• Events & Logistics: Support internal/external events, book travel, and coordinate materials.
• Financial: Assist with billing, expenses, and invoice processing via Chrome River.
• Processing: Prepare court bundles, upload data to client portals, and ensure accuracy of client/internal data.
• Communication: Liaise with team members to meet deadlines and provide updates.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and client service focus.
• Proactive, adaptable, and a team player.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills and experience with document/case management systems.
• Previous office-based administration experience preferred.

What’s in it for you

• Modern, flexible working – A minimum of 2 days each week required from the office, 3 days from home.
• Join an award-winning global firm: Clyde & Co is ranked Band 1 in multiple practice areas by Chambers and Legal 500 and was recently named Insurance Law Firm of the Year (Best Lawyers Germany 2025).
• Career progression and development – Structured learning and development programs, secondment opportunities and internal mobility across global offices
• Inclusive, supportive culture – Named GCC Law Firm of the Year and Pro Bono Firm of the Year, reflecting a commitment to community, DE&I, and purpose-driven work.
• Perks like, life assurance from day one, season ticket loans and lifestyle discounts, an annual Wellbeing Day each year, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and more.

Please note: eligibility for benefits may vary based on location and length of service. Full details will be confirmed upon joining

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

We offer a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning and wellbeing initiatives.

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.

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