Practice Assistant @ White & Case
Are you a skilled assistant and eager to grow your expertise in an international law firm? Do you thrive on helping others in a fast-paced environment? Are you known for your precise and proactive work approach?
If you answered ”YES” three times, keep reading, because this could be the position for you!
We are looking for a practice assistant to join White & Case’s team in a full-time, permanent position. Key tasks in this role include assisting lawyers in client-related work along with other tasks to ensure that the daily operations run smoothly at the office. As a practice assistant you will join a dynamic team consisting of 35 professionals in the Helsinki office.
In this role, you will provide assistance across all practice groups. Your responsibilities include a wide range of administrative tasks, e.g. assisting lawyers with editing and formatting legal documentation, research, translation, as well as preparing and maintaining transaction data rooms. In addition, your duties include liaising with various governmental authorities and White & Case’s global offices. As a practice assistant, you are ready to provide support also in meeting arrangements, calendar management and other back-office duties.
You will become a part of an efficient team of four practice assistants and share your daily work also with four evening assistants and a reception assistant. White & Case’s team works mainly on-site at their office in the heart of Helsinki, with the flexibility to work remotely once a week during most weeks.
You may be the person we are looking for if you:
🔸 have at least a few years of experience in a legal assistant or an administrative assistant role within a professional services organization, ideally in a law firm, a consulting firm or a financial institution;
🔸 have a suitable educational background, such as a Bachelor of Business Administration degree;
🔸 are highly organized and demonstrate great attention to detail;
🔸 are skilled in managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining a high quality in your work;
🔸 have excellent written and oral skills in Finnish and English; and
🔸 have strong skills in MS Office programs (especially Word) and the ability to learn new software efficiently.
White & Case offers you:
🌎 An opportunity to work in a dynamic environment within a highly regarded international law firm.
⭐️ A diverse, key support role where you have a chance to assist lawyers also in client assignments.
💫 A close-knit work community that invests in the development of each team member.
🎈 Comprehensive benefits, including extensive occupational healthcare, optional health and accident insurance, and internal training opportunities to support your development. In addition, White & Case offers a selection of alternative benefits, which can be used, for example, for dental care, eyeglasses, a public transport pass, cultural activities or sports.
Interested? Send us your CV and cover letter in English by Sunday 9 November 2025. Do not delay, as we will start familiarizing ourselves with applicants already before the end of the application period. If you would like to discuss the position in more detail, feel free to reach out to Minjon’s recruiter Kati Kyngäs (+358 50 917 9501 / kati.kyngas@minjon.fi).
White & Case is a leading global law firm with lawyers and staff operating from 45 locations, working in virtually every country of the world with a long-established presence in Finland and the Nordic region. White & Case’s lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. White & Case operates on a one firm basis, which is present in the day-to-day work of its associates. They advise multinational corporates, financial institutions and private equity firms on corporate and financing transactions across all major industry sectors. White & Case’s practice areas in Finland are Capital Markets, Debt Finance and M&A/Private Equity.
- Department
- Assistant positions
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time, Permanent
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