Job Description
AJ Chambers are assisting a Top City Law Firm with the recruitment of a Practice Executive to join the Asset Management, M&A and Dispute Resolution & Investigations team. Clients include asset managers across the alternative asset classes (private equity, venture, credit, infrastructure and real estate), publicly listed and private companies, financial institutions, and other business enterprises involved in large and complex UK and cross-border matters, transactions and disputes. The Practice Executive (Practice Exec) role will provide multifaceted support to their Practice Group(s) by supporting the Legal Operations Practice Lead (Legal Ops PL) (or relevant Partner, where there is no Legal Ops Practice Lead) with day-to-day and business-as-usual activities and with the delivery of firmwide and Practice Group projects/initiatives. This role offers a unique opportunity for an experienced professional to take on a position that involves traditional PA duties but also contributes to the smooth running of the firm's legal departments, maximising efficiencies and continuously improving internal processes and services. Provide direct operational support to the Legal Operations PL (or relevant Partner, where there is no Legal Ops PL), attending Partner meetings when required. · Support with work allocation, holiday approval, room moves, leaver/joiner and NQ and Trainee transition processes, together with other business-as-usual tasks. · Support with data gathering and data entry. · Support the implementation of firmwide projects within their Practice Group. · Identify opportunities to improve effectiveness and develop best practice, e.g. time recording, billing, leavers/joiners, secondments. · Be a Practice Group sponsor for process improvement projects. Act as a 'gatekeeper' for a providing stellar administrative support to assigned Partners, including managing calendars, travel arrangements, and correspondence. · Take the initiative to oversee ad-hoc administrative projects for the Partners. · Deal with basic client queries and general administration. Legal Operations · Legal Technology · Detailed understanding of law firms and legal process. · Efficient, commercial and able to think laterally. · Understanding of law firm finances. The position will offer a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits and hybrid working