Executive Assistant - Law Firm

Executive Assistant (EA) - City Law Firm / Hybrid Working - £52k-£62k + great benefits

A leading City Law Firm is looking for a collaborative, highly experienced Legal Executive Assistantto provide a high level of comprehensive support to three Executives.

Our client needs someone who can confidently act as a gatekeeper to the management team, delegating on their behalf and mitigating interruptions.

What’s on offer:

This is a great opportunity to join a progressive and successful City Law Firm.

Our client is offering a competitive salary and core and flexible benefits scheme which includes 25+ days annual leave, pension scheme, life assurance, private medical insurance, enhanced sick pay and maternity/paternity pay, discretionary bonus, wellness subsidy, childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, dental cover and more!

Standard working hours are 9.30am - 5.30pm and hybrid working (3 days in the office, two from home) is offered.

Key responsibilities as the Legal Executive Assistant will include:

• Proactive gatekeeping for the management team
• Managing incoming and outgoing communications, liaising with key stakeholders
• Mitigating interruptions to the Executives, delegating on their behalf
• Extensive calendar and diary management
• Extensive inbox management including drafting responses and taking action as required
• Arranging internal and external meetings and assisting in planning events
• Attending meetings, minute taking as required and acting as a proxy if needed
• Strategic assistance with projects - undertaking research, maintaining timelines and deadlines etc.

What we’re looking for:

• Previous executive management level EA / PA experience, ideally in a busy legal practice although support in another professional services environment will be considered
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills with the ability to forge and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to achieve high standards in a very busy, deadline driven environment
• Impeccable organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Confident gatekeeping skills and the ability to mitigate and delegate
• Ability to maintain the strictest confidence at all times
• Strong project management capabilities
• Advanced PC skills
• Dynamic and driven nature

Interested in this Executive Assistant opportunity?

If you possess the key skills and experience we're looking for and want to work for a fabulous company in the City, then we want to hear from you ASAP!

Please submit your CV, quoting 'DH - Legal EA - London’