Legal Assistant at White & Case

Are you a driven, unpretentious, engaged, and responsible person who is passionate about working in an administrative and supportive role? Do you thrive and find your place in a professional, international, and fast-paced environment? Then you might be the legal assistant we are looking for to support a partner in White & Case's Private Equity team!

Job Description

White & Case, a global business law firm, is now seeking an additional legal assistant for the Stockholm office to support one of the partners in the Private Equity team. The work will involve communication with other offices within White & Case's global network as well as with clients, courts, and other authorities.

Your responsibilities will include, among other things:

• Assisting the partner in various matters
• Calendar and meeting management (planning, scheduling meetings, preparing agendas and materials for client meetings, and taking minutes)
• Travel booking and coordination of internal events
• Assisting with invoicing, travel expense reports, and expense reimbursements
• Document management and coordination of electronic signing of contracts and other documents
• Assisting in the establishment and management of data rooms and preparation of Due Diligence reports and various contracts
• Conflict checks
• Various ongoing administrative tasks

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with a high school diploma and at least one year of experience in an administrative and supportive role. If you have worked as a legal assistant or equivalent at a business law firm, one of the major consulting firms, or similar operations, it is highly meritorious. Furthermore, you have good system knowledge, are a proficient user of the Office suite, and since we work in an international environment, it is important that you are fluent in both Swedish and English, both spoken and written.

To succeed in this role, you have a strong service mindset, personal drive, and high engagement. You are meticulous, open, and have a flexible and unpretentious approach. While you enjoy working in a team, you also feel secure and comfortable working independently. You have a proactive and solution-oriented attitude and thrive in an international environment with a sometimes high pace, which requires good planning and prioritization skills. Additionally, you possess well-developed communication skills and are accustomed to working against deadlines while maintaining high quality in everything you do.

Application and Other Information

In this recruitment, White & Case collaborates with Jurek. You apply for the position via the advertisement on Jurek's website, and we kindly ask you to attach your CV in English. Since selection and interviews are ongoing, we look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible.

If you have questions about the position, you are warmly welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Cecilia Strååt at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or 076-002 69 75, or researcher Nina Hallin at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or 076-002 69 30.

We warmly welcome your application!

About White & Case

White & Case is one of the world's largest law firms. Over the past hundred years, we have built a network of over 2,600 lawyers across 44 offices in 30 countries. We have been present in Stockholm for more than 40 years and have just over 120 employees. Of these, about 70 are lawyers, including 13 partners. Many of our clients are multinational organizations with complex needs that require engagement from several of our offices simultaneously. This means we work in a dynamic environment with colleagues from around the world and have extensive experience in international business law. Our areas of expertise at the Stockholm office include Capital Markets, M&A/Corporate, M&A/Private Equity, Debt Finance, and Disputes. We are also one of the world's largest providers of pro bono work and participate each year in various projects that contribute to societal development.