Legal PA/EA / Property / Excellent UK firm! £47k + 2 days wfh

J M Legal Limited; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious law firm in the West-End of London is seeking a proactive Legal PA/EA to provide support to partners. The role includes managing diaries, arranging travel, coordinating billing, and liaising with the marketing team. The ideal candidate should have strong organizational skills and experience in a legal environment is preferred but not essential. This position offers a salary of up to £47,000 and a comprehensive benefits package including private medical and dental insurance.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Health and well-being packages

Performance related bonus

Qualifications

• Experience as a Legal PA/EA or similar role.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage diaries and appointments efficiently.
• Arrange travel and accommodations as needed.
• Handle email correspondence on behalf of partners.
• Coordinate billing processes and financial meetings.
• Implement best practices for operational processes.
• Collaborate with marketing and business development teams.

Skills

Diary management

Travel arrangement

Email correspondence

Billing coordination

Business development coordination

Job description

A prestigious Law firm is seeking a proactive Legal PA/EA to join one of their market leading practice groups.

Salary: up to £47,000

Location: West-End

Hybrid: 3/2

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including private medical and dental insurance, health and well-being packages, performance related bonus and many more!

This sought after firm have a renowned Commercial Property/Real Estate department and as a result, need a talented Legal PA/EA to provide seamless support to two Partners and their team along with a high level of service to their clients.

A solid Commercial Property or Real Estate background would be hugely beneficial, but not essential and they will consider any legal background.

For an idea of some the duties involved, please see the list below:

• Take ownership of diaries, proactively managing all appointments, meetings and related logistics, working with partners to ensure that their schedules run smoothly and that they are where they need to be, at the scheduled meeting time, and that they are prepared for each meeting
• Arrange travel requirements, understand individual's personal preferences and manage all arrangements from start to finish (including journey details, accommodation, visa requirements, currency) and update diary to reflect all information
• As agreed with each individual partner, manage inboxes responding to emails on their behalf, drafting emails appropriately, forwarding any client critical emails to other fee earners and secretaries in the team to action and respond and highlight any urgent/important emails that partner needs to respond to
• Coordinate the billing process on behalf of the partners, proactively organising WIP and other financial management meetings, working with the wider department and Client Administrators to ensure billing processes meet deadlines
• Arrange regular catch ups with each partner to review their diary and commitments, to ensure that a good understanding of partners' clients and priorities is developed to help the partners make the best use of their time
• Introduce and implement best practice around key operational processes to enhance partner effectiveness and department performance
• Liaise with the Marketing & Business Development team and key contacts, proactively coordinating BD activities, playing a key role in the organisation of events, seminars & conferences for the team

For further information on this position or others currently available, please do not hesitate to contact me.