via reed · 26 May 2026 ·11 days ago

Legal Executive Assistant

Macildowie Recruitment and Retention
Manchester Full-time GBP 35,000 – 50,000
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This role provides comprehensive Executive Assistant services to the local team.

The successful candidate will have experience working in a professional services environment. You may additionally have experience of providing executive services level support to lawyers or similar professionals. You will be a natural organiser who thrives in a role that requires multi-tasking and working with a variety of people across the business.

The role additionally requires someone who:

  • Will manage multiple lawyers and delegate where appropriate using the support teams available; is confident in setting and prioritising their own work agenda;

  • Is organised and methodical in how they approach their work; has good written as well as verbal communication skills; has

  • Excellent attention to detail, communicates effectively and works well within a team;

  • Is confident and able to build sustainable relationships with internal and external clients;

  • Willing to take on new responsibilities and challenges, whilst remaining resilient.

Duties will include
  • Attend team and project meetings, taking minutes where required

  • Preparing meeting arrangements including booking travel (this may include overseas travel), rooms, catering, accommodation, desks, equipment

  • Updating internal business development calendars; plan, arrange and attend events including liaising with business support teams and updating attendee lists or reports

  • Engage in networking in order to build relationships and raise the business profile, to include use of external media platforms such as LinkedIn

  • Manage email bounce backs, processing feedback forms and logging referrals and activities; support lawyers with legal directory submissions and updating lawyer biography/CVs and sector pages;

  • Assist with updates and newsletters to clients, including adding to mailing lists.

  • Deliver outstanding client service by looking for improvements, speaking up and taking responsibility; receive verbal and written instructions and see them through to conclusion; work proactively and use own initiative to progress tasks;

  • Undertake client/matter creation and updating tasks, alerts, reserves, estimating tools and ensuring these are kept up to date and accurate throughout matter life;

  • Ensure compliance process is followed, including carrying out conflict checks, matter risk assessments and liaising with

  • Central Inception team and clients for ID; run client financial reports;

  • Use digital technology to update and manage in-house data systems such as Collaborate, Volume Control and Dialogue; participate in the running of helplines, websites, phone calls and logging referrals, which may include liaising with clients, counsel and other professionals; be a point of contact to assist with client and matter contact queries; initial drafting of correspondence and legal documents; and coordinate file reviews.

  • Coordinate diary appointments ensuring papers, itineraries and all other arrangements are in place; and add key dates and reminders to diaries and matter files.

The role offers a generous salary and benefits.

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