EA Manager

  • C&C Search Ltd
  • Jan 13, 2026
Full time Legal

Job Description

EA Manager International Law Firm London Senior EA leadership role

C&C Search is recruiting an EA Manager for a leading international law firm based in London. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced EA Manager to lead a high performing EA function, shape strategy, drive progression, and manage a large and ambitious EA community. The role offers senior responsibility, influence, and long term career development, with a hybrid working model of 4 5 days in the office.

Position

EA Manager - leading the London EA community, initially managing a team of 20 Executive Assistants with progression to a full team of 60 London based EAs within the firm.

Salary: open and dependent on experience

Hybrid set up: 4 5 days per week in the London office

Benefits: competitive benefits package including generous holiday allowance, pension, wellbeing initiatives, learning & development support, and excellent long term career progression.

What they do

A leading, highly regarded international law firm operating globally, advising on complex, high profile and international matters.

Company culture and what makes them great to work for

This international law firm is known for being collaborative, ambitious and high performing. The culture supports progression, leadership development and continuous improvement. As an EA Manager, you will be trusted, empowered and valued as a senior leader within the business, shaping the future of the EA function.

Key responsibilities for this EA Manager position
  • Lead, manage and develop the London EA community as EA Manager, starting with a team of 20 and growing to 60 Executive Assistants
  • Conduct full people management responsibilities including performance reviews, disciplinaries, grievances and development conversations with HR support
  • Drive recruitment, onboarding and training strategies for the EA population
  • Implement skills matrix, progression pathways, salary benchmarking and annual review processes as EA Manager
  • Foster a high performing, collaborative and engaged EA team
What background and experience are the International Law Firm looking for?
  • Proven experience as an EA Manager, Senior EA Manager or similar leadership role
  • Demonstrable experience line managing a minimum of 10 Executive Assistants (essential)
  • Strong experience handling management meetings, performance management, disciplinaries and grievances (alongside HR)
  • Exposure to recruitment, training, development frameworks and salary benchmarking within a large law firm, financial services or professional services organisation
  • Confident, credible and collaborative leadership style suited to a senior EA Managerposition

Please apply online ASAP for this EA Manager position if your experience aligns and you are looking to take the next step in your career within a leading international law firm.

For this role, C&C Search is acting as an employment agency.

At C&C Search, diversity, equity and inclusion are at the core of who we are and how we operate. Our commitment to these values is unwavering - across all our work in recruitment, and in our training and development programmes. C&C Search fosters a culture of inclusion and belonging and has a deep commitment to creating a fairer society through partnering with clients who are equally committed to providing a seat at the table for everybody. We work with organisations, including international law firms, that reflect our communities and enable people to bring their authentic selves to work. We know that varied perspectives create better ideas, stronger businesses and a fairer society. Together, we can achieve equality for all.