Executive Assistant/Team Leader

Executive Assistant / Team Leader – Legal Support

London | Hybrid Working | Permanent

Are you an experienced Legal EA or Team Leader looking for a role that combines hands-on Executive Assistant support with genuine people leadership responsibility?

SC Staff and Consult is recruiting an Executive Assistant / Team Leader to join an international, full-service law firm in London.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys the variety of continuing to provide high-level EA support whilst also taking responsibility for leading, developing and supporting an established EA team .

You’ll be joining a collaborative environment where you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders whilst playing an important role in ensuring the EA function delivers an exceptional and consistent level of support.

The role will include:

• Leading, supporting and developing a team of EAs
• Managing workloads and ensuring work is allocated effectively across the team
• Supporting performance management, appraisals, training and development
• Managing holidays, absence, rotas and team coverage
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and development of new team members
• Building strong relationships with Partners and senior stakeholders
• Providing proactive, high-level EA support alongside your leadership responsibilities
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and ways of working
• Working collaboratively with other business support teams and management

What are we looking for?

Previous experience working within a law firm is essential , together with demonstrable experience of leading or managing an EA/PA or legal support team .

You’ll need to be someone who can comfortably move between the two sides of the role: one minute dealing with the practicalities of workload allocation or supporting a member of your team, the next providing polished and proactive EA support to senior lawyers.

You’ll be organised, commercially aware and confident communicating with people at all levels. Just as importantly, you’ll be someone who genuinely enjoys developing others and creating an environment where a support team can perform at its best.

Why consider it?

This isn't a role where you have to choose between remaining an EA or moving completely away from hands-on support.

It offers the opportunity to combine both , build your leadership experience and continue developing your career within an international legal environment.

London | Permanent | Hybrid working

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