Legal Assistant - Fixed-term Contract

Those who choose a career at Lombard Odier work for a renowned, global asset manager and wealth manager focused on sustainable investments. We are an independent and innovative bank of first choice for private and institutional clients. Our group is one of the best capitalised worldwide. We manage around CHF 300 billion and operate from over 25 offices across four continents.

With our over 230-year history, we are an investment house offering a comprehensive range of discretionary and advisory portfolio management as well as financial services. We also successfully market our state-of-the-art technology platform to other financial institutions. Through Lombard Odier Investment Managers, we offer asset management services and investment strategies.

"Rethink Everything" is our philosophy – it is at the heart of everything we do. We have become stronger through more than 40 financial crises by constantly rethinking the world around us. This allows us to always offer our clients new investment perspectives.

Legal Assistant - Fixed-term Contract

Within the Bank Legal Department, you will work in a small team comprising 3 assistants and about ten lawyers.

YOUR MISSION:

• Administrative support to the department’s lawyers, particularly those responsible for handling estates and protective measures
• Independent management of various tasks, such as preparing letters to various parties or authorities (courts, notaries or executors), invoicing, etc.
• Usual secretarial administrative tasks

YOUR PROFILE:

• Commercial training, with legal knowledge
• Proactive, autonomous, precise and flexible person with team spirit
• Organised and methodical, with a sense of responsibility
• Experience in the banking or legal field is an asset
• Proficient in common IT tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Fluent in French, with good knowledge of English
• Residence in Switzerland (Swiss nationality or valid permit)

Five values define the DNA of our house. Excellence motivates us to be the best in our field, and Innovation enables our progress. Respect is the foundation of our interactions, and Integrity guides our actions. Together we are One Team, passionately committed to serving our clients.

We promote an inclusive and integrative working environment for our employees. Diversity, equality and inclusion are firmly embedded in our corporate philosophy ‘La Maison’ and we strive to enable our employees to achieve both their professional and personal goals. We encourage internal career paths through individualised and competency-based training offers. We firmly believe that building diverse teams contributes to our sustainable success and is therefore the foundation of our corporate strategy.

This is a great opportunity to become part of the team. All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.