Simone Heinrichs
In day-to-day operations, everyone takes their cues from Simone Heinrichs. As Office Manager, she keeps an overview and supports all business processes — from reception and secretarial work through to accounting. Simone organises and coordinates at lightning speed, yet always to the highest standard. She takes the initiative in communication and information gathering, is an expert in planning workflows, and also oversees their quality control. She always knows what is happening in the reef.
Don't look for mistakes, look for solutions!
Creating the foundation for success through structured processes.
As a qualified legal secretary, certified office manager, and qualified legal administrator, Simone Heinrichs knows that serving clients at the highest level requires well-structured processes and workflows. She therefore monitors and manages the organisation of accounting and receivables management with the utmost precision, as well as ensuring compliance with deadlines and appointments, preparing fee invoices, and handling complex enforcement proceedings.
Yet alongside her organisational talent, it is her instinct for a humane and respectful working environment that is just as evident when first meeting new clients as it is when onboarding new staff.
On the water and in the office, always keeping the horizon in sight.
Her genuine enjoyment of her work and of the trusting, balanced working atmosphere here is clearly felt — it comes through in every process and every conversation with clients.
And with her passion for stand-up paddling, Simone is very much at home in our water sports-loving team in the reef.
Qualification
- since 2021: Office Manager / Certified Office Supervisor / Qualified Legal Administrator; Reef Rechtsanwälte Tax & Legal, RA Urs Breitsprecher, Düsseldorf
- 2020–2021: Qualified Legal Administrator; CAPELLE Rechtsanwälte mbB, RA Urs Breitsprecher, Düsseldorf
- 2019–2020: Office Manager / Certified Office Supervisor / Qualified Legal Administrator; AQUAN Rechtsanwälte mbB, RA Urs Breitsprecher, Düsseldorf
- 1997–2019: Certified Office Supervisor / Qualified Legal Administrator; Law Firm v. Woedtke & Partner, Düsseldorf
- 1996–1997: Secretary in the Legal Department; Mannesmann AG, Düsseldorf
- 1995–1996: Legal Secretary; Solo Practice Sion, Düsseldorf
- 1993–1995: Legal Secretary; Law Firm Dr. Tondorf & Böhm, Düsseldorf
Training / Further Education - 2003: Successful supplementary examination as Qualified Legal Administrator; Bar Association Düsseldorf
- 1998–1999: Successful advanced training course as Office Supervisor / Practice Manager; Bar Association Düsseldorf
- 1990–1993: Training as Legal Secretary, Law Firm Dr. Tondorf & Böhm, Düsseldorf
Final examination before the Bar Association with the grade “very good”