Job Description
Your new company
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\n Hays is delighted to be working with a reputable and established legal firm to recruit an experienced Executive Assistant to join their team on a fixed-term basis for 12 Months.
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Your new role
\n Key Responsibilities
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- Provide proactive secretarial and administrative support to Partners.
- Manage complex diaries, appointments and meeting schedules.
- Coordinate travel arrangements, itineraries and logistics.
- Proactively manage busy email inboxes and correspondence.
- Prepare and format Letters of Engagement, reports and other professional documents.
- Undertake copy and audio dictation accurately.
- Ensure Partners are fully prepared for client meetings.
- Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
- Anticipate Partner requirements and resolve administrative queries.
- Maintain accurate client documents and records using the document management system.
- Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
- Deliver a consistently high standard of client care.
- Provide wider administrative support as required.
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\n What you'll need to succeed
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- Previous experience working as an Executive Assistant or Legal PA.
- Experience within a legal firm or professional services environment would be advantageous.
- Strong organisational and complex diary management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Fast and accurate typing skills.
- Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to proofread your own work.
- The ability to plan, prioritise and manage a varied workload independently.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
- Strong internal and external client-care skills.
- The ability to anticipate requirements and work one step ahead.
- Professionalism and discretion when handling confidential information.
- The flexibility to adapt to changing priorities within a busy environment
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What you need to do now
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\n If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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