Senior Legal Assistant / Team Leader - 100 %

Ref 2584271 | Date: 9 Oct 2026

Albedis SA

ALBEDIS is a leading Swiss recruitment partner, specializing in connecting talent and companies across a wide range of sectors, from support positions to management functions. A member of Interiman Group, ALBEDIS relies on the combined expertise of its partner brands to cover areas such as architecture and real estate, finance, IT, life sciences, legal, or human resources, with a presence throughout Switzerland (Berne, Genève, Lausanne, Zurich).

Senior Legal Assistant / Team Leader - 100 %
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Company Description
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On behalf of a law firm established in Genève, we are offering the following position:

Senior Legal Assistant / Team Leader - 100 %

Job Description
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As part of a planned transition, the recruited person will benefit from a handover period allowing them to progressively take over all responsibilities related to the position.

A start date no later than 1 October 2026 is strongly desired.

This function has a dual dimension:

Senior legal assistance to several partners;

The progressive coordination of the firm's administrative team, with a component of Team Leadership and Office Management.

The firm operates mainly in the areas of Corporate, banking law, M&A, labor law, succession law.

Your main responsibilities

Assistance to two Partners

• Provide daily assistance to several Partners;
• Manage their agendas, appointments, and travel;
• Organize, prioritize, and anticipate various priorities;
• Ensure the administrative follow-up of their activities and files;
• Interact with various internal and external interlocutors.

File management and follow-up

• Coordinate and follow up on the various administrative and legal aspects of files, in French and English;
• Ensure respect for deadlines and ensure follow-up of priorities;
• Prepare, format, and manage documents and correspondence;
• Coordinate exchanges with the Partners and various stakeholders;
• Participate in certain meetings between Partners;
• Draft minutes, meeting reports, and internal notes;
• Ensure follow-up of decisions made and the transmission of information internally;
• Take charge of client invoicing and associated administrative follow-up.

Coordination of the administrative team

Ultimately, the recruited person will become a point of reference for the administrative team, intervening in legal assistance, reception, and intellectual property.

The takeover of this responsibility will take place progressively during the handover period and will notably include:

• Daily coordination of the administrative team;
• Organization and distribution of activities and priorities;
• Monitoring the smooth administrative functioning of the firm;
• Coordination between Partners and teams;
• Internal communication and transmission of information;
• Harmonization and follow-up of working methods;
• Management of common organizational issues.

Profile sought
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Education

• Higher education at Master's level;
• Master's in literature or communication ideally;
• Another training may be considered depending on the quality and relevance of professional experience;

Experience

• Minimum five years of professional experience;
• Experience acquired within a Swiss law firm or in a directly comparable environment;
• Significant experience as a Senior Legal Assistant strongly preferred;
• Exposure to Corporate, business law, banking law, M&A, labor law, and/or succession files constitutes a major advantage;
• First experience in team coordination, Team Leadership, or Office Management constitutes a real asset.

The function requires sufficient seniority and professional maturity to work directly with demanding Partners, while progressively becoming a reference person for the administrative team.

Language Skills

• French: Excellent mastery and writing skills;
• Ability to draft minutes, reports, notes, and internal communications with a high writing level.
• English: Perfect mastery of English, both oral and written, corresponding to a C2 level or close to native speaker;
• Ability to work completely autonomously in this language.

IT Skills

• Excellent mastery of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Knowledge of the ELLE software is an advantage.

Personal Skills

• Excellent presentation;
• Discretion and a keen sense of confidentiality;
• Great rigor;
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Ability to manage several priorities simultaneously;
• Anticipation and proactivity;
• Autonomy;
• Diplomacy and relational intelligence;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Natural leadership;
• Ability to collaborate with demanding interlocutors;
• Aptitude to unite and coordinate an administrative team.

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