Office Coordinator

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents in more than 40 offices.

Our Seoul office is now seeking an Office Coordinator. This role will provide a variety of support functions in billings, accounting, and administrative assignments for the office. 

Essential Duties:

• Assists in the billing and payment process, including invoices preparation and processing, collections, handling billing-related enquires, processing cheque requests, and resolving payment issues with stakeholders
• Provides administrative support for the office as assigned by the Partner and Director of Administration, including, but not limited to, covering reception services, scheduling in-office trainings and meetings, coordinating with local vendors to arrange firm-wide events and conferences, supporting Business Development events and administrating office summer associate program
• Prepares reports related to accounting and administrative functions of the office on a regular and/or ad hoc basis
• Liaises with appropriate government organizations to handle tax issues and other administrative tasks
• Provide support to lawyers on administrative and procedural tasks, including file opening, conflict checks initiation and other tasks as assigned
• Coordinates special projects as assigned

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree holder
• Related experience within an international professional services firm
• Bilingual language ability for both Korean and English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail
• Having a proactive, positive, flexible and committed attitude to work collaboratively as part of the office
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to maintain good relationships with various stakeholders such as employees, clients and vendors 
• Good organization skills and time management skills with ability to organize, prioritize, and complete numerous tasks by deadline dates with minimal supervision

About The Firm

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents in more than 40 offices. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world. We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world.

For more information or to view other job opportunities, please go to our careers page.

Equal Employment Opportunity

K&L Gates is an equal opportunity employer and promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of those with a disability. We welcome applications from people who have an indigenous and/or culturally and linguistically diverse background.

If you are keen to take up the challenge and be part of the team, please submit your application with your CV to flora.chiang@klgates.com.