Risk Assistant (Dentons Business Services EMEA)

Job Description:

Dentons Business Services EMEA is the operational backbone of Dentons, supporting the world's largest law firm in delivering exceptional service to clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. As a crucial component of Dentons' global network, our EMEA business services team plays a key role in driving efficiency, innovation, and collaboration.
At Dentons Business Services EMEA, we are committed to excellence in supporting legal professionals with cutting-edge solutions. Our dynamic and diverse team collaborates seamlessly to provide a wide range of services, including finance, IT, human resources, marketing, and more. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability.

About the Opportunity
Dentons Europe is looking to recruit a Risk Assistant working within the Firms new business intake function reporting to Risk Management
We look for proactive, flexible individuals who are team players and demonstrate a commitment to superior client service. As a global law firm, it is essential that our candidates have excellent spoken and written English skills in order to communicate fluently and efficiently.
About the role
* The core responsibility will be to manage the Risk Team's email inbox on a daily basis. This will include administrative tasks, such as updating client and matter records, billing information, handling requests for status updates to the Practice
* Cooperating with other Business Support functions such as finance teams
* Managing and recording information using internal systems and platforms
* Filing, recording of client documentation and updating databases
* Contacting lawyers and assistants for outstanding information
* Inputting and sorting information into Excel
* Conducting background checks on companies
* Responding to routine email inquiries
* Providing general support to management on ad hoc tasks when necessary

* Private medical healthcare provided by Medicover
* MultiSport card
* Benefit Cafeteria system
* Veterinary care for your pet provided by PetHelp
* Option to join a private insurance plan
* An additional day off for your birthday
* Tailored learning & development opportunities
* Hybrid work model with a modern office in Warsaw city center

Candidate Requirements:

* Proven ability to work as part of a team.
* Remains calm and works well under pressure; dealing confidently, competently and diplomatically with Partners and legal assistants worldwide.
* Strong communication skills. Able to follow as well as provide clear and unambiguous information or instructions.
* The ability to manage a high volume workload effectively
* Good IT skills
* Experience working in a professional partnership, or in a business services environment.
* Demonstrate an ability to work with minimal supervision at busy times
* Manage time efficiently, delivering work to a consistently high standard and to deadlines
* Excellent standard of spoken and written English.
* Proven experience working with MS Office
* Experience of working in a professional/legal environment
* Proficiency in additional languages desired