Owen Reed is looking for a Practice Support Executive 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 Support Executive, 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.