PA / Personal Assistant – Manchester

Personal Assistant (“PA”) – Manchester  

This leading top 100 law firm is looking to hire an experienced PA to join its thriving commercial litigation team. You will support a team of around 10 commercial litigation lawyers at all levels, including Partners.

Overview

• Job title: PA
• Location: Manchester
• Salary: £27,000 – £33,000
• Work pattern: 3 days in office / 2 days WFH
• Reports to: Partner – Head of Commercial Litigation
• Previous Experience: Proven experience of secretarial or PA work ideally within a commercial litigation or commercial or corporate team, though this is not absolutely necessary.

Snapshot of typical day

The team are looking for someone who is ambitious and adaptable. You will be able to manage a varied task list as well as used to building relationships at all levels. The range of involvement is very broad, but a typical day might involve:

• A certain amount (though reduced) of digital dictation / typing
• Coordinating meetings including room bookings, diary management, preparing agendas and reporting.
• Coordinate operational functions of the department eg billing and budgets
• Work alongside compliance team to help ensure regulatory obligations of team are met.
• Events management – including for clients and colleagues
• Supporting the team’s business development initiatives
• Experience of systems such as Proclaim and iManage though experience of these exact systems is not strictly necessary.

A varied role within an exciting team

This is a fast-paced team within a well-stablished law firm.  The Partners are keen to hear from a range of candidates who can add some much-needed support to the team.

If you feel you would like to know more, please don’t hesitate to apply.