The Team

Clyde & Co is a dynamic, rapidly expanding global law firm committed to operating as a responsible business. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and clients, using our legal skills to support our communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships in the areas where we live and work, and managing our environmental impact.

Our Pro Bono & Social Impact Team works within the broader Responsible Business Team. It collaborates with community partners around the world to help address societal challenges and unmet need. The Team supports our people to use their professional skill and expertise as well as fundraise to have a positive impact on the communities in which we operate and beyond.

The Role

We are seeking a Co-Ordinator to join our Pro Bono & Social Impact Team to provide full administration support to the Pro Bono & Social Impact team members globally, across four regions (Americas, APAC, UK/Europe, MEA).

This position will report to a Pro Bono & Social Impact Manager/Adviser and work closely with the Head of Pro Bono & Social Impact. The role is available full / part time based in London or Manchester and requests for flexible working patterns / job shares will be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the Head of Pro Bono & Social Impact and the regional Pro Bono & Social Impact Managers to develop and manage initiatives e.g., helping with organisation of volunteer rotas for pro bono and other volunteering activities
• Coordination of festive and other fundraising activities in the UK
• Preparing monthly reporting on Pro Bono & Social Impact figures globally
• Liaison with external Pro Bono & Social Impact partners
• Responding to queries and acting as a point of contact for colleagues expressing interest in pro bono & social impact activities and events
• Providing administrative support to the Pro Bono & Social Impact team such as:
  • developing and administering processes to obtain and analyse feedback
  • performing conflict checks
  • monitoring the internal pro bono & social impact mailbox
  • managing the online filing systems used by the Pro Bono & Social Impact team

Internal and external communications:

• Assisting with production of communications to promote our Pro Bono & Social Impact initiatives and raise awareness within the firm
• Updating content on the external website
• Updating content on our intranet pages

Financials and Reporting:

• Supporting with collection, analysis and reporting of Pro Bono & Social Impact data
• Supporting with award submissions, benchmarking indices and directory enquiries
• Processing invoices and charitable donations

Essential Skills & Experience

• Excellent attention to detail
• Highly motivated, well organised, able to prioritise and work to deadlines
• Understanding of working in a highly confidential environment
• Ability to work in a team environment and display a flexible and proactive attitude
• Ability to adapt to change in a proactive and effective manner
• Intermediate level Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint such as mail merge, pivot tables and comfortable with capturing and manipulating data
• Ability to provide excellent customer service
• Willingness to take ownership and responsibility for the smooth and effective running of administrative processes
• A keen interest in corporate responsibility, community engagement and social issues, including in areas of access to justice, volunteering and the not-for-profit sector

The Firm

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organisations successfully navigate risk and maximise opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity and enable global prosperity, namely: insurance, aviation, marine, construction, energy, trade and natural resources. Globally integrated, we offer a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. 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 and provides an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment including through a commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets. The firm has 490 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5500 people overall in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide.

Our Values

Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:

• Work as one We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
• Excel with clients We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do
• Celebrate difference We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
• Act boldly We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth

Business Services Competencies

Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.

The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:

• Technical Excellence
• People and Team
• Client/Stakeholder Relationships
• Service Delivery and Commercial Awareness
• Personal Effectiveness

This is the job description as constituted at present; however the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.