Executive Assistant - Legal (ID:26130)
Katiebard
·3 weeks ago
- Location
- West Midlands
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Legal
- Closing date
- Today
Description
An ambitious and rapidly growing professional services firm is looking for an exceptional Legal Executive Assistant to support its Legal Head of Corporate.
The firm is progressing quickly, with an expanding client base and a clear growth strategy. This is an opportunity to join the business at an exciting stage of its development and work closely with a senior leader at the heart of its Corporate practice.
This is not a traditional Legal PA role. It is a broader, commercially focused Executive Assistant position requiring someone who can anticipate priorities, bring structure to a fast-moving workload and operate confidently alongside senior stakeholders.
The successful candidate is likely to come from one of the following backgrounds:
A Legal PA or Executive Assistant supporting senior Corporate lawyers
Banking or corporate finance
Private equity, transactional advisory or another deal-led environment
You will understand the pace, confidentiality and competing demands associated with corporate transactions. You will be comfortable taking ownership, making sound judgements and managing priorities without needing constant direction.
The role will include:
- Providing high-level Executive Assistant support to the Head of Corporate
- Managing a complex and frequently changing diary
- Coordinating meetings involving senior internal and external stakeholders
- Prioritising requests and acting as an effective gatekeeper
- Preparing meeting papers, presentations, reports and other documentation
- Monitoring actions, deadlines and key commitments
- Coordinating business travel and detailed itineraries
- Supporting client relationship management and business development activity
- Assisting with events, networking activity and client meetings
- Managing highly confidential and commercially sensitive information
- Liaising with partners, clients, investors, advisers and other key stakeholders
- Supporting the coordination of transactional and departmental activity
- Identifying priorities, resolving problems and ensuring nothing is missed
- Adapting as the team and wider firm continue to grow
Applicants MUST have:
Experience supporting a senior individual within Corporate Law, Banking, Corporate Finance, Private Equity or a comparable transactional environment
A proactive approach, with the ability to anticipate what will be needed and strong written communication and document-production skills.
The ability to remain calm and effective when priorities change and complete discretion when handling confidential information are also key.
Katie Bard is acting as an agency and is an equal opportunities employer