Executive Assistant - Real Estate (part-time)

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Join our team as an Executive Assistant, supporting real estate professionals with daily tasks and projects.
  • Company: We are a leading firm in the real estate sector, based in London.
  • Benefits: Enjoy a part-time schedule with flexibility and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Why this job: This role offers a chance to build relationships and influence stakeholders in a dynamic environment.
  • Qualifications: Candidates should have advanced Microsoft Office skills and excellent communication abilities.
  • Other info: We value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The predicted salary is between 30000 - 42000 £ per year.

ROLE OVERVIEW //

We are looking for a proactive and highly competent Executive Assistant (‘EA’) to work as part of a team within our Real Estate Practice based at the firm’s Head Office in London. The role is to work part-time three days a week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday), 09.30am to 5.30pm (although as with all client-led industries, a degree of flexibility is required). The role will report to the Stream’s Practice Support Manager (‘PSM’).

The successful candidate will provide professional and client-focused support to an allocation of fee-earners and managers (including partners, associates, trainees, professional support lawyers and business managers), undertaking complex tasks and projects, providing transactional support, and playing a critical role in managing all routine and daily administrative tasks.

This role is an excellent opportunity for someone who is sufficiently experienced to influence stakeholders, build strong working relationships, and is keen to provide an exceptional service working within a challenging and demanding environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES //

The key responsibilities of this role are set out below and there may be others which are not listed. You may be required on occasion to work outside our normal working hours of 9:30am to 5:30pm.

  • Act as gatekeeper for all fee earners/managers (e.g. take and share messages, manage expectations of callers, pass queries on to other fee earners/managers on the client team where appropriate).
  • Use initiative to manage email accounts and to develop and maintain systems to promote efficiency.
  • Build strong relationships with, and develop and maintain a comprehensive knowledge of, clients, mandates and projects.
  • Extensive and proactive diary management (to include understanding fee earner/manager preferences, highlighting and rectifying clashes, marking holidays/absences where appropriate, ensuring Outlook invitations are responded to and understanding each fee earner’s/manager’s priorities for the day).
  • Organise internal and external meetings including all ancillary arrangements (e.g. book meeting rooms and refreshments, prepare itineraries, arrange currency and technical support, and proactively prepare any necessary document packs).
  • Arrange all fee-earner business travel via the firm’s Travel Management Company and the online travel portal, to include keeping fee-earner travel profiles updated, maintaining up-to-date knowledge and training in relation to the current travel booking policies and procedures, proactively check country specific safety advice and travel news via the firm’s travel insurance provider’s travel resources website, and obtain any relevant travel documents (e.g. Visas or ID cards).
  • Organise and support events and hospitality, to include managing invitations and RSVPs, arranging restaurants/venues and any necessary equipment, supporting the preparation and distribution of name badges, attending events.
  • Attend and contribute to team meetings as required and progress action points as appropriate.
  • Draft, create, amend and format high quality correspondence, engagement letters, documents, agendas, reports, presentations, diagrams and spreadsheets.
  • Transcribe dictation (BigHand).
  • Financial management, to include drafting bills and bill narratives, liaising with the Costs team, ensuring all fee earner time is closed down and up-to-date, obtaining PO numbers where appropriate and monitoring WIP.
  • Transactional management, to include all file-opening/closing admin, ensuring all activities and duties adhere to risk and compliance requirements.
  • Proactively maintain and update contact information within Outlook and the firm’s Client Relationship Management system (Dynamics).
  • Own and maintain all relevant data, for example in relation to Graduate Recruitment, SRA Renewals, PI renewal, BD events and client relationships, to include creating and maintaining rolling ‘to-do’ lists and prompting fee earners/managers as necessary.
  • Act as change champions and first-responders, supporting issues and challenges experienced by fee earners/managers following the introduction of new processes and systems.
  • Manage league table submissions.
  • Build strong relationships with business services teams and maintain effective and efficient use of business support services.
  • General administrative support, e.g. bundling, indexing, time recording, copying, printing and scanning.
  • Identify and facilitate knowledge sharing within peer group and wider team, and provide team support to cover absences and during times of increased workflow.
  • Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of, and ensure compliance with, quality standards, and the firm’s policies in general.
  • Undertake additional ad hoc duties to support the group, as identified by group partners and as necessary.

CANDIDATE PROFILE //

Candidates for this position must have:

We welcome applications irrespective of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, belief or marital status.

Executive Assistant - Real Estate (part-time) employer: Slaughter and May

At our firm, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of London. As an Executive Assistant in our Real Estate Practice, you will benefit from a supportive team culture that values collaboration and professional growth, alongside flexible part-time hours that promote work-life balance. We are committed to your development, providing opportunities for training and advancement while ensuring you play a vital role in delivering outstanding service to our clients.
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