Legal EA / Office Manager

McKinlay Law; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading boutique law firm in London seeks an experienced Executive Assistant to support senior management and take on office management duties. The ideal candidate should be well-organised with strong communication skills, capable of managing complex diaries and events. This role offers the opportunity to significantly influence the firm's growth in a collaborative environment. Hybrid working is possible.

Benefits

Hybrid working options

Collaborative culture

Qualifications

• Confident communicator with experience in dealing with senior stakeholders.
• Highly organised and efficient self-starter.
• Meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support senior management in executive duties.
• Organise and manage events and functions.
• Ensure smooth running of the office.

Skills

Confident communication

Diary management

Event organisation

Office management

Problem-solving

Job description

We are no longer accepting CVs for this position.

Applications for this role have now closed. If you have the relevant experience for this position, we may have similar roles now or in the future. If you would like to submit your CV on a general basis, please follow the link below:

Leading boutique City law firm, who deal with a range of global clients, are looking to appoint an EA to both support the leadership of the practice and also to develop the role of office manager.

This is a true EA role supporting the senior management team with all necessary executive duties to include:

• Booking all travel (international flights, hotels, sorting visas etc.)
• Organising, managing and executing events and functions (both client and internal)
• Complex diary and inbox management
• Meeting organisation (often over multiple time zones when the partners are travelling)
• Ensuring the smooth running of the office: liaising with suppliers, recruitment / onboarding of new employees,

Person Specification:

• It would be an advantage if you have a legal backgroundhowever this is not essential as you will be providing high level administrative and executive support and taking over the running of the office rather then being involved in legal work.
• It is essential that you are a confident communicator with experience dealing with senior stakeholders (both internal and external)
• Highly organised and efficient self-starter with a positive, proactive attitude
• Intelligent problem solver and team player with meticulous attention to detail

This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic, switched on EA / PA looking to take on more office management duties and have a real positive impact on the firm’s growth and collaborative culture. Progressive firm with a truly collegiate atmosphere / environment. Some hybrid working possible.

McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.