Executive Assistant Manager

Wise May are looking for a Legal EA Manager to join a leading Employment Law firm based in the City of London. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Legal EA with previous management experience to lead a team of four EAs whilst continuing to provide high level support to fee earners. This is a varied role combining people management with hands on Executive Assistant responsibilities, including diary management, travel coordination, billing and client support.

This is a full time, permanent, office based role and the hours are 9:00am-5.30pm.

Legal EA Manager duties and responsibilities:

• Managing a team of four Executive Assistants and overseeing work allocation across the team.
• Extensive and efficient diary management.
• Coordination and booking of travel arrangements.
• Billing and invoicing of clients.
• Proactively updating and maintaining client information.
• Filing, document management and archiving.
• Supporting and mentoring team members.
• Other ad hoc tasks when required.

Legal EA Manager key skills and experience required:

• Demonstrable experience as a Legal EA within Employment Law in a Law firm.
• Previous management or team leadership experience
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage deadlines and competing priorities.
• Experience of using case management software.
• Demonstrable experience with legal billing.
• Excellent MS Office skills.

Company Benefits:

• 25 days Annual leave + birthday off
• Benefits platform
• Private Medical and Health Insurance
• Pension scheme
• Group Life Assurance

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