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RDJ are a leading Irish corporate law firm combining the sharpest legal insight with human intelligence to deliver long-lasting business impact. By investing in the potential of our people and the relationships that create winning teams, we are the legal advisor of choice to some of the most innovative and ambitions companies across the globe and employer of choice to the best talent.

Empowering our clients with answers, not options in diverse areas of the Irish economy.

About the role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Office Manager to join our team in Cork. The Office Manager’s role is to ensure an efficient, engaging, and safe working environment for our team as well as the management of our Legal Support teams.

This is a permanent, full-time position and will report to the Chief Operations Officer.

Key Responsibilities

• The supervision of all legal support and operational support staff including reception, canteen and porter services. Responsible for recruitment, training and development, managing performance and conducting annual performance reviews.
• Coordination and management of the daily workloads to ensure that deadlines are met. Managing reallocation of duties where necessary to ensure all outstanding tasks are dealt with. Manage staff leave and absences, ensuring there is sufficient cover at all times.
• Manage the day to day operations of the RDJ Cork office, ensuring a professional, efficient and safe office environment. Includes working with all relevant 3^rd party suppliers and contractors to facilitate same.
• Managing both staff and onsite client events including regular client breakfast events, team and staff lunches.
• Working with team leads on seating plans, desk allocation and set ups. Includes facilitaton of the trainee rotation programme and allocation of parking where relevant.
• Assist in the roll out of administration systems within the office, to include health and safety policies, manual handling training and others as required.
• Point of contact for staff to raise issues that arise, responsible for issue resolution and escalation where necessary.
• Additional responsibilities as required from time to time e.g.project work.

• Ensure a collaborative culture to ensure that staff operate on a team basis and that members cover each other and work effectively together

Background & experience

The ideal candidate will be a highly organised and self-driven, contributing to an exceptional employee experience. Experience in a similar position in a legal or professional services firm and knowledge of law would be an advantage.

Key Skills Required

• Strong people and supervisory skills are essential
• Ability to plan and prioritise and manage multiple activities at any given time
• Excellent IT skills (proficiency in Word, Excel and Outlook)
• The ability to use their own initiative
• Ability to collaborate effectively with others

Employee Wellbeing

We offer leading wellbeing initiatives, support for employees walking or cycling to work and respect for our people’s work-life balance. We’ve been recognised as leaders in workplace wellbeing by Ibec, as well as earning the KeepWell Mark and being listed in Leading in Wellbeing Top 100 Companies 2024.

ESG Commitments

At RDJ, we are committed to sustainability in all aspects of our business. RDJ not only prioritises creating a healthy working environment for all employees, but goes beyond, in striving to promote the protection of the natural environment around us. We also endeavour to create an environment whereby diversity is championed, and each individual is valued and recognised for the unique contribution that they make.

Apply

Interested candidates should apply with their CV and cover letter to recruit@rdj.ie