Senior Personal Assistant in City of Westminster

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Personal Assistant to join our Corporate, Finance & Tax Group in our Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity in London (MAPEL) team. This role involves supporting our lawyers with day-to-day administration, client management and financial responsibilities, coordinating meetings and events, and ensuring smooth communication across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support lawyers with daily administrative tasks.
• Manage diaries, travel arrangements and documentation.
• Coordinate meetings, events and client communications.
• Assist fee earners with billing and marketing support.
• Maintain service standards and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to team development and drive client care excellence.

Qualifications

• Highly organised and proactive with strong communication skills.
• Professional telephone manner and confidence handling client queries.
• Reliable, adaptable, with a positive and enthusiastic approach.
• Excellent attention to detail, delivering high-standard work consistently.
• Calm under pressure, managing competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Self-starter, results-oriented, taking initiative and driving tasks forward.
• Strong organisational skills and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience using research tools and other systems.
• Previous experience in a similar role within a legal corporate team is advantageous.

Benefits

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working.
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week’s extra annual leave.
• Free private medical insurance, and the option to add family members.
• A generous pension allowance.
• Life assurance covering four times your annual salary.
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years.
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes.
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes.
• State-of-the-art offices in Birmingham, with an onsite restaurant.
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development.

Equal Opportunities

Gowling WLG is committed to promoting equality and diversity and to equal opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race, nationality, ethnicity, national origin, religion, belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment, gender identity, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity and paternity. It also includes any incidents of discriminatory or harassing behaviour. Gowling WLG seeks to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, creating an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together achieve personal and business goals.

Great Place to Work for 26 consecutive years. Excellent benefits.