Legal Personal Assistant
26 days ago
Birmingham
The Role Legal PA - Corporate - Birmingham City Centre Are you an experienced Legal PA looking to take your career to the next level? This is an outstanding opportunity to join a prestigious international law firm based in the heart of the City centre, supporting senior Partners within a high-performing and fast-paced Corporate department. This isn’t your average PA role. You’ll play a vital part in the day-to-day running of a global legal practice, working alongside inspirational leaders in a firm known for its innovation, excellence, and progressive culture. If you’re highly organised, proactive, and thrive in a varied role, this is the challenge you’ve been waiting for. What You’ll Be Doing: • Collaborating with finance teams to oversee billing, matter balances, and working capital, • Managing the full matter lifecycle, from opening files and applying correct rates to drafting engagement letters and liaising with compliance teams, • Supporting conflict checks and client due diligence, ensuring timely and accurate completion of the Client Matter Inception (CMI) process, • Coordinating complex diary and travel arrangements for senior stakeholders, • Organising internal and client events, including training sessions, inductions, and assessment centres, • Providing support to the centralised paralegal team and other key departments, • Planning and booking intricate travel itineraries with a focus on efficiency and value, • Managing meeting logistics, including preparation of documents, room bookings, and hospitality, • Overseeing task management workflows to ensure timely and high-quality delivery, • Liaising with document production teams for formatting and finalising legal and business documents, • Applying excellent technical and organisational skills across a broad range of administrative support tasks, • Ensuring full compliance with internal risk, training, and governance policies The Candidate • At least 5 years’ experience supporting senior Partners in a leading City or international firm ideally from a professional services background, • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with outstanding attention to detail, • A calm, professional, and proactive approach to managing a fast-paced workload, • High proficiency in Microsoft Office and a willingness to embrace new technology, • Strong time management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities, • A collaborative and positive team player with a genuine commitment to service excellence The Benefits & How to Apply • Up to £35,000 depending on experience, • 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays - option to buy/sell 5 additional days, • Incentive birthday day off, • Private health & dental care, • Season ticket loans., • Perk box discounts - High-street & gym, • Generous pension scheme Apply in the strictest of confidence online and or via telephone. Contact Tara Halliwell (Retained Consultant) Direct Dial: 0161 826 3140 Mobile: 0793 999 2563