Legal PA / Executive Assistant
Leamington Spa / Up to £30,000 per annum / permanent, full-time – 35 hours per week 9am to 5pm M-F
Are you an experienced Legal PA or Legal Executive Assistant looking for a varied, fast-paced role where no two days are the same? Do you thrive when supporting senior leadership and being the go-to person who keeps everything running smoothly? If so, we’ve got the perfect opportunity for you!
We’re working in close partnership with a highly respected, multi-office law firm who are looking for a professional, proactive Legal PA/Executive Assistant to support senior management from their office in Leamington Spa town.
What you’ll be doing:
- Providing administrative support to Senior Management
- Diary management for the Managing Director
- Organising and preparing documents for meetings
- Typing of documents from dictation
- Preparing the Managing Director’s travel expenses forms
- Supporting the Business Development Director in organising events, exhibitions and business shows as well as internal charity fundraising events
- Ordering business cards, name badges and other promotional material
- Keeping the company website up to date with articles, blogs, staff profiles etc.
- Auditing and recording the outcomes of file reviews and following up to ensure corrective actions have been undertaken by the required deadlines
- Recording compliance breaches in the risk register and follow up to check the compliance has been undertaken to close risks.
- Assisting with administrative tasks to support the preparation for audits (LEXCEL, CQS, SRA) and maintaining compliance records
- Supporting the Head of HR, by ensuring onboarding paperwork and documents are all in place for new starters
- Logging performance reviews and raising any areas of concern with Head of HR
- Monitoring and logging sickness absences
What we’re looking for:
- Extensive experience as a Legal PA or Legal Executive Assistant within an SRA regulated law firm
- Experience of working for a LEXCEL-accredited firm (preferred but not essential)
- Proficiency in using a legal case management system and MS Word
- The ability to work on your own initiative
- Good organisational skills
- A friendly and calm manner
- A full UK driving licence and access to own transport, as travel to other offices may be required from time to time
What’s in it for you?
This firm offers a comprehensive range of benefits including:
- 23 days’ holiday (increasing to 27), plus 8 days bank holidays
- 2 days’ additional leave between Christmas and New Year (office closure)
- Your birthday off, from your second year of employment
- Holiday buy and sell scheme. Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year
- Company Sick Pay
- Company Pension Scheme
- Discounted legal fees
- BUPA healthcare scheme
- Death in service benefits 3 x salary
- Long service awards
- Career development and regular performance reviews
- Technical and personal skills training
- Community and fundraising events
- Full induction programme
- Virtual GP
- Funeral Planning and support
- Group Life Employee Assistance Programme
- Bereavement and Probate helpline and counselling service
- Annual salary reviews
*some of the benefits listed above will be applicable following a satisfactory probation period.
Note: Salary stated is given as a guideline in line with market rate and will be commensurate with experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge.
Ready to take the next step in your legal career with a firm that truly values its people? Apply today to join a forward-thinking, client-focused firm where your skills, initiative, and attention to detail will be highly valued.
