Practice Assistant in Northampton

Owen Reed is looking for a Practice Assistant for a top law firm in Milton Keynes. This permanent, hybrid role offers the chance to provide high-quality, proactive support to partners and fee-earners, with real opportunities for professional development and career progression.

Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid – office/home mix)

Hours: Full time

Reports to: Partner

The Role:

As a Practice Assistant, you will deliver exceptional executive support, ensuring smooth operational workflow and outstanding client service. You will support partners and fee-earners across diary and travel management, document preparation, client communications, and business development activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complex diary and travel management; arranging client entertainment and internal/external events.
• Preparing meeting agendas, papers, and first drafts of correspondence.
• Managing inboxes, post-matter completion tasks, and fee-earner capacity trackers.
• Supporting client reporting, bids, tenders, and creating client presentation materials.
• Handling financial tasks including billing arrangements, expenses, and WIP monitoring.
• Performing document management tasks: preparing pitch documents, creating/amending Word, Excel, PowerPoint files, document comparisons, and proofreading.
• Acting as a key contact for non-legal client queries and collaborating with other business services teams.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 18 months+ experience in a secretarial or administrative role, ideally supporting a Practice Group.
• Proficient in MOS (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact professionally at all levels.
• Ability to prioritise, use initiative, and work confidently under pressure.
• Experience mentoring or supervising junior team members is advantageous.

Why Join:

• Hybrid working and flexible arrangements.
• Training, development, and clear career progression opportunities.
• Work in a collaborative, supportive, and professional environment.