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Business Manager

C & C search

City Of London

Hybrid

GBP 55,000 - 65,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

A leading legal team in Central London seeks a Business Manager to support the Head of Legal and a team of five lawyers. The role demands strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will be pivotal in ensuring operational efficiency and supporting strategic projects within the team.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package
Professional development opportunities
Hybrid working environment

Qualifications

  • Proven experience supporting Senior Executives, ideally within Legal or Financial Services.
  • Experience organising Board-level governance and committee processes is beneficial.

Responsibilities

  • Manage confidential diaries and meeting coordination for the Head of Legal.
  • Drive operational initiatives and assist in preparing Board documents.
  • Collaborate with HR and Finance for seamless service delivery.

Skills

Attention to detail
Organisational skills
Problem-solving
Communication

Education

Experience in Business Assistant or EA role

Job description

Business Manager – Head of Legal & Legal Team
Central London
2–3 days in office
£55,000 + Benefits
Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm


Are you a Business or Executive Assistant seeking a role at the heart of a busy legal function? Our client, is recruiting a discreet, highly capable Business Manager to support the Head of Legal and a team of five lawyers.

Why this role matters
You’ll be the operational backbone of the Legal team, ensuring that strategic projects run smoothly, governance processes are rock-solid, and the Head of Legal can focus on high-value legal work.

Key responsibilities

  • Act as right-hand to the Head of Legal, managing confidential diaries, meeting coordination and high-priority correspondence.
  • Drive operational initiatives policy roll-outs, process improvements and cross-departmental projects.
  • Assist with the preparation and distribution of Board and committee papers.
  • Cross-functional liaison: Partner with HR, Finance and other support functions to deliver seamless services (e.g. recruitment, budget tracking, expense control).

About you

  • Proven experience in a Business Assistant or EA role supporting a Senior Executive or Head of - ideally within Legal, Financial Services or Professional Services.
  • Comfortable juggling multiple priorities, stakeholders and fast-moving deadlines.
  • Exceptional attention to detail, discreet, professional and can remain calm whilst under pressure.
  • Hands-on experience organising Board-level governance and committee processes (agendas, papers, minutes), highly beneficial.
  • Strong communicator with excellent organisational, planning and problem-solving skills.
  • Proactive, independent and collaborative - you know when to take charge and when to partner with others.

What’s in it for you?

  • A pivotal role in a growing, market-leading business.
  • Hybrid working with a supportive, high-performance team culture.
  • Comprehensive benefits package and professional development opportunities.

Please apply online asap for this position, if your experience aligns and sounds like you!

Who is recruiting for this role: Indra at C&C Search

For this role C&C Search is acting as an employment agency.

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