Business Manager

C & C search; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

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.