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Records Assistant

Williams Lea
Edinburgh Full-time
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Records Assistant

Salary: £26,220 per annum, plus company benefits

Location: Edinburgh, EH3 8EJ

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Shifts: 37\.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, between 8am until 5:30pm with 1 hour unpaid lunch break

Work model: Fully onsite

Williams Lea seeks a Records Assistant to join our team!

Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled, technology\-enabled, business\-critical support services, with long\-term trusted relationships with blue\-chip clients across investment banks, law firms and professional services firms. Williams Lea employees, nearly 7000 people worldwide, who provide efficient business services at client sites in often complex and highly regulated environments, from centralised Williams Lea onshore facilities, and through best cost company offshore locations.

Purpose of role

The Records Assistant position will be responsible for delivering exceptional customer service to our clients within a corporate law firm environment. Work requirements include file creation, labelling, retrievals, transfers, destruction, tracking and also document scanning. This position requires regular professional written and verbal communication with our clients, other departments and vendors. Coordination of records scanning and retrieval projects with other departments and external vendors is also required for this position, as well as file and database maintenance, fulfilling client record requests and general office duties as needed.

Key responsibilities

Organise and manage physical and electronic records.
Retrieve and provide documents as requested by the legal team
Assist in the implementation of records management systems
Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
Support administrative tasks and projects as needed

Personal attributes

Previous experience in records management, administration, or a similar role
Proficiency in MS Office and records management software
Excellent organisational and time\-management skills
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal

Rewards and Benefits

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well\-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro\-rata for part time and fixed term roles)
Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops and computers or household appliances.
Life Assurance
Private Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Health Assessments
Cycle\-to\-work scheme
Discounted gym memberships
Referral Scheme

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

Equality and Diversity

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like to make a reasonable adjustment to enable you to make an interview please contact us at careersatWL@williamslea.com (we do not accept applications to this email address).

View our Privacy Notice https://www.williamslea.com/privacy\-statement.

Work Location: In person

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