Executive Assistant - Residential Property

Our client is a prestigious London law firm – they are now looking to recruit an experienced Executive Assistant to join their Residential Property team to provide a polished support service to their Senior partners and fee earners for their offices in London.

The standard hours are 9.30am to 5.30pm. The salary on offer is up to £42,000 + Benefits. This role is initially a 12-month fixed term contract.

This a great Executive Assistant opportunity to join one of the best Residential Property teams in London!

Your responsibilities as an Executive Assistant will include:

• Complex diary and travel management
• Diarising and supporting the monitoring of deadlines
• Arranging client entertainment and assisting with organisation of client seminars/conferences
• Preparation of agendas and meeting papers
• Responsibility for organising internal events (e.g., training sessions, social events)
• Drafting emails and letters on behalf of fee-earners
• Research into clients as instructed by fee-earners
• Coordinating the billing process on behalf of partners
• Supporting partners with creation of client presentation materials
• Supporting events in collaboration with Business Development
• Preparing pitch documents
• Liaising with the Marketing & Business Development team

Requirements as an Executive Assistant include:

• Previous Senior level Legal PA/EA experience gained from a reputable law firm
• Extensive experience within Residential Property
• Demonstrable level of experience supporting senior leadership within a professional services environment
• Proven experience within a similar secretarial role
• Fast, accurate typing skills
• Highly skilled on all MS Office applications
• Ability to be flexible to meet the demands of the work