Client Services Assistant
Role Overview
Client Services Assistant in the Business Services team, based in A&O Shearman’s Dubai office.
Provides front-of-house service for the UAE offices, including reception and meeting room coordination for clients, visitors, and colleagues.
Maintains a professional corporate image and works closely with Business Services teams.
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Role overview
Client Services Assistant in the Business Services team, based in A&O Shearman’s Dubai office.
Provides front-of-house service for the UAE offices, including reception and meeting room coordination for clients, visitors, and colleagues.
Maintains a professional corporate image and works closely with Business Services teams.
Reception and meeting support
- Welcome visitors for client meetings, client dining, seminars, training courses, and other events; liaise with hosts and clients and follow booking instructions.
- Manage room bookings through the Engage online global room booking system.
- Conduct client-area floor walks and keep meeting rooms maintained.
- Organise corporate catering and coordinate with suppliers.
- Coordinate meeting equipment with IT and Business Services teams and ensure equipment is cleared after meetings.
Visitor, telephone, and travel services
- Manage incoming telephone queries, redirect calls, and pass messages to clients and staff promptly and professionally.
- Arrange visitor and meeting-related taxis, airport collections, hotel bookings, and restaurant reservations in line with firm processes.
- Manage internal driver schedules and coordinate with external transport providers; assist with ad hoc travel bookings when needed.
Administration and office operations
- Provide printing, copying, scanning, courier, typing, and faxing support and deliver unattended documents to the appropriate individual.
- Maintain office lists and order client-area supplies.
- Manage and reconcile petty cash and manage post and couriers.
What the role requires
- Ideally two or more years of customer service experience in a professional environment; hotel or airline experience is advantageous.
- Strong client focus, interpersonal, telephone, communication, organisation, administrative, prioritisation, and multitasking skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing business needs.
- Confidence using Microsoft Office and ability to learn new systems quickly.
- Team-oriented, proactive, enthusiastic, and committed to excellent service; willingness to work additional hours when required.
- Internal event support or professional services experience is advantageous.
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