Executive Assistant - #187147

Join our Private Client team as an Executive Assistant in the Manchester office. This is a 12 month fixed term contract position.

Join Mills & Reeve as an Executive Assistant

An exciting opportunity to join our Mills & Reeve Executive Support Services team. We are looking for a proactive and skilled Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive support to our lawyers. You will be a natural organiser, easy to work with and someone who thrives in a role that requires multi-tasking and working with a variety of people across the business.

The activities

Will include a variety of client service, business development, diary management, finance, billing and managing workflow.

• Deliver outstanding Executive Assistant services to lawyers and business professionals;
• manage diaries, meetings, travel arrangements, event planning and expenses;
• support business development activities, including networking and updating client communications;
• provide exceptional client service and proactively progressing tasks;
• assist with finance and billing, including preparing invoices, and liaising with finance teams;
• coordinate workflow, delegate tasks, and communicate effectively; and
• draft correspondence, amend legal documents, and manage client spreadsheets.
  
  

What We're Looking For

• Experience in a professional services environment, ideally supporting lawyers or similar professionals;
• a natural organiser, confident in managing multiple priorities and delegating tasks;
• excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• strong attention to detail and ability to build sustainable relationships with colleagues and clients; and
• resilience, proactive, and willing to take on new responsibilities and challenges.
  
  

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The benefits

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.

Pre employment screening

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.

We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,250 plus people and over 750 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.

By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase! We're also ranked in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and were recently awarded Platinum Investors in People.

and finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.

To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website