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Executive Assistant

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Posted a day ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH105BP, Scotland

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • You will be joining a prestigious legal firm located in Edinburgh City Centre as an Executive Assistant.
  • The role involves providing high-quality administrative support, including diary management, travel arrangements, and document management.
  • Candidates should have previous Executive Assistant or Senior Administration experience, preferably within the legal sector or professional services.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of up to £38,000 depending on experience, along with various employee benefits.
  • This opportunity is ideal for someone looking to advance their career in the legal sector with a focus on professionalism and attention to detail.

Your new companyYou will be joining a prestigious legal firm located in Edinburgh City Centre. They specialise in providing leading legal services to high-worth individuals and are looking to grow their secretarial team with an exciting new Executive Assistant position.Your new roleYou'll be responsible for providing high-quality administrative and secretarial services to one of the firm's partners, undertaking tasks such as:

  • Complex diary and mailbox management, ensuring there are no diary conflicts and the needs of the partner are anticipated.
  • Making travel arrangements and organising logistics, itineraries etc.
  • Copy and audio dictation.
  • Being the main point of contact for internal and external queries.
  • Minute taking.
  • Online document and record management
  • General office and client administration.

What you'll need to succeedThis is an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator to take the next step in their career, or an executive assistant to move into the buoyant legal sector. A successful candidate will have the following:

  • Previous Executive Assistant or Senior Administration experience within the legal sector or professional services.
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • The ability to work discretely and keep information confidential.
  • Professionalism with great communication skills.
  • A proactive approach to tasks and use your initiative to solve problems.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

What you'll get in returnIn return for your dedication and hard work, you will receive the following:

  • Competitive salary - up to £38,000 depending on experience.
  • Company pension scheme.
  • Group life assurance policy.
  • Group income protection (after 1 year of service).
  • Fund training (subject to agreements)
  • Employee assistance programme.
  • Career development opportunities and growth within the secretarial services function.

What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.