Administrative Assistant

We are seeking a highly organised, proactive and professional Administrative Assistant and PA to provide dedicated support to a Senior Clerk within a busy, central London based, prestigious Barristers chambers. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator or PA who thrives in a fast-paced setting, demonstrates exceptional attention to detail and enjoys taking ownership of a varied and demanding workload. Working closely with the Senior Clerk and Head of Chambers Operations, you will provide high-level diary management, organisational and administrative support, ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day operations. Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing complex diaries, scheduling appointments and coordinating meetings and events.
• Monitoring deadlines, prioritising correspondence and proactively managing competing demands.
• Preparing agendas, briefing notes, reports, presentations and meeting papers.
• Coordinating travel arrangements, accommodation and itineraries.
• Liaising professionally with senior stakeholders, clients and external contacts.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding, HR administration and confidential documentation.
• Providing wider administrative support, including document preparation, record keeping, invoice processing and office coordination.
• Assisting with events, business development activities and the smooth running of the wider organisation.
• You will ideally be an experienced administrator, PA or EA with excellent organisational skills and the confidence to support senior professionals in a demanding environment. Experience within legal or professional services would be advantageous. This is a really varied role that can include operations, facilities, ad-hoc recruitment or events projects, so we're looking for someone with a really ‘muck-in' attitude, who is calm under pressure, down to earth, and also someone with discretion, sound judgement and the ability to handle confidential information. This is an excellent opportunity for a dependable, personable, and highly organised professional looking to take ownership of a varied role and become a valued right hand to a senior individual within a collaborative team. Our client is ideally seeking someone who is happy to be office based 5 days a week, and the expected hours are 9am-5pm