Owen Reed is looking for a Practice Assistant for a top law firm in Milton Keynes. This permanent, hybrid role offers the chance to provide high-quality, proactive support to partners and fee-earners, with real opportunities for professional development and career progression.
Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid – office/home mix)
Hours: Full time
Reports to: Partner
The Role:
As a Practice Assistant, you will deliver exceptional executive support, ensuring smooth operational workflow and outstanding client service. You will support partners and fee-earners across diary and travel management, document preparation, client communications, and business development activities.
Key Responsibilities:
* Complex diary and travel management; arranging client entertainment and internal/external events.
* Preparing meeting agendas, papers, and first drafts of correspondence.
* Managing inboxes, post-matter completion tasks, and fee-earner capacity trackers.
* Supporting client reporting, bids, tenders, and creating client presentation materials.
* Handling financial tasks including billing arrangements, expenses, and WIP monitoring.
* Performing document management tasks: preparing pitch documents, creating/amending Word, Excel, PowerPoint files, document comparisons, and proofreading.
* Acting as a key contact for non-legal client queries and collaborating with other business services teams.
Required Skills and Experience:
* 18 months+ experience in a secretarial or administrative role, ideally supporting a Practice Group.
* Proficient in MOS (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
* Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to interact professionally at all levels.
* Ability to prioritise, use initiative, and work confidently under pressure.
* Experience mentoring or supervising junior team members is advantageous.
Why Join:
* Hybrid working and flexible arrangements.
* Training, development, and clear career progression opportunities.
* Work in a collaborative, supportive, and professional environment.