12 Month FTC: Executive Assistant to Managing Partner at top US Law Firm – to £45,000

A top US Law is looking to recruit a new Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner for the growing London office on an initial 12 Month FTC.  This role will be very high level and is looking for Board level experience where you have prepared agenda and circulated papers for partnership/board meetings in addition to attending board meetings.  This role will include extensive international travel arrangements across multiple time zones, to include flights and accommodation through the firm's travel provider, ensuring adherence to firm policy, arranging visas where appropriate and preparing detailed itineraries plus you will get involved in administration of annual processes including internal election of new Partners, Partner performance reviews, assisting lateral and Partner recruitment and updating the firm’s intranet with regard to Partner profiles.  Candidates should have  two years' previous experience in a similar role at board level within a professional services firm, be able to build confidence, respect and trust quickly, with the confidence to work with senior members of the firm, be assertive and proactive, have excellent customer service skills, dealing with people and tasks in a professional, polite and considerate manner in addition to excellent communication, organisational, time management and administrative skills. Candidates must have a flexible attitude to their hours as this role could involve a certain amount of overtime.  Offices based in the City with standard hours 9:30am to 17:30pm.