Personal Assistant

Seeker Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Income Protection

5% pension contribution

Bonus Plan

Wellbeing Subsidy for gym membership

Private Medical Insurance

Dental cover

Job summary

Seeker Recruitment is seeking a Legal PA for a permanent hybrid role in Manchester. You will support a busy Partner and a team of eight fee earners with diary management, travel planning and client billing.

The role requires at least three years' experience in a law firm, ideally at Partner level, with a range of benefits including pension and private medical cover.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years' experience in a law firm, preferably at Partner level.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive diary management and forward planning.
• Coordinate meetings and travel arrangements.
• Prepare meeting packs and coordinate rooms and hospitality.
• Support fee earners with client billing and financial reporting.
• Manage matter opening/closing, engagement letters and specifications.
• Support conflict checks and due diligence processes.
• Assist Business Development with events, CRM, pitches and tenders.
• Support Client Relationship Partners with meetings and reporting.
• Coordinate document production and wider admin tasks.

Skills

Diary management

Travel coordination

Billing support

Client due diligence

CRM administration

Event coordination

Partner support

Document production

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Legal PA - Permanent Role - Hybrid Working (3 days in the office and 2 days from home)

Newly created Legal PA role working for a highly regarded international law firm with a collaborative, ambitious and people-focused culture. You will be joining one of the most successful and fastest growing practises in the business in their Manchester office.

Supporting a particularly busy Partner and team of fee earners (8 in total) this is a varied and highly involved PA position, providing proactive support to a team of Partners and fee earners.

Responsibilities will include:

• Comprehensive diary management, forward planning and coordinating meetings and travel
• Organising complex travel arrangements and identifying cost-effective options
• Preparing meeting packs, itineraries and coordinating meeting rooms and hospitality
• Supporting fee earners with client billing, financial reports, matter balances and working capital
• Managing matter opening and closing processes, including engagement letters and matter specifications
• Supporting conflict checks, Client Due Diligence and Client Matter Inception processes
• Working closely with Business Development on events, conferences, CRM administration, pitches and tenders
• Supporting Client Relationship Partners with meetings, events and client reporting
• Coordinating document production and wider administrative support
• Ensuring files and matters are managed accurately and in line with the firm's compliance procedures

We are looking for someone with at least three years' experience working within a law firm, ideally supporting at Partner level previously.

The firm offer excellent benefits including

• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• 5% pension contribution
• Bonus Plan
• Wellbeing Subsidy for gym membership
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental cover
• and more!