The Firm
Our client, a top 30, international law firm are seeking an Executive Assistant to join their London office

The Opportunity
The successful candidate will need to be a proactive and highly competent Executive Assistant who thrives working in a pressurised and fast-paced environment. You will be supporting Fee Earners whilst providing professional, client-focused support, and building effective relationships. Duties to include:

Managing, controlling and fully understanding the Fee Earners diary
Liaising regularly with Fee Earners to identify work commitments and prioritising workloads
Managing travel arrangements (arranging visas, booking travel and accommodation, arranging currency, preparing itineraries)
Arranging the photocopying, printing, scanning, organising post and couriers
Drafting correspondence, engagement letters, documents, agendas, presentations and spreadsheets
Supporting Fee Earners in marketing activities including research and obtaining client information and data, as well as involvement in preparation of pitches and presentations
Handling complex compliance and billing matters
Ensuring expenses, receipts and contact reports are completed, uploaded and filed
Undertaking client audits and preparing draft documentation
Delegating document production and dictation transcription to appropriate resource, providing appropriate timeframes for work and checking returned work
Mentoring and coaching junior members of the team
Identifying areas for continuous improvement and implementing solutionsThis is a full time role, working Monday – Friday, 9:30am -5:30pm (with hybrid working)

Requirements

Previous Commercial Litigation experience (essential)
Experience of diary and inbox management (essential)
Advanced Microsoft Office skillsTo be considered for this opportunity please contact Birchrose Associates for a confidential discussion.

Birchrose Associates, trading name of Huntress Search Ltd, acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK