Legal Assistant Salary: £24,309.07 Location: Kings Hill / Hybrid Invicta Law is looking for an enthusiastic, committed and proactive individual to join their friendly and supportive team of experienced professionals. We are looking for a Legal Assistant to play a vital role in supporting our team of expert lawyers in delivering high-quality legal advice to key clients within child protection. You will work within a friendly and supportive environment where your professional development will be nurtured and appreciated. The successful candidate will provide support to the team, demonstrate initiative and an ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines. They will achieve and maintain good working relationships with clients, colleagues, local authority employees and external practitioners and partners. Main Responsibilities Providing effective and efficient support to qualified lawyers and others as directed Preparing court bundles Providing an excellent customer experience by liaising effectively with clients Working to deadlines and within agreed costings where directed Achieving and maintaining good working relationships with internal and external clients, colleagues, other local authority team members, and external practitioners and partners Being flexible and adaptable within the range of work for the post Time recording accurately and managing time efficiently Maintaining SRA standards and ethics at all times Requirements Must have either a Law degree, GDL, CILEX part 1 or equivalent experience in the Law sector Prior administration experience Proficient in Microsoft Word and Outlook. Ability to work efficiently under pressure while using initiative and maintaining a proactive approach. A keen interest in learning legal practices and new areas of law. Flexibility and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team. Prior experience within Child Protection or Family Law would be a bonus (not a must) In return we will offer you - 27 days’ (pro-rata) annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays and a discretionary extra day at Christmas Group Pension Plan (two-tiered scheme with up to 7.5% employer benefit) The option to work from home in consultation with line manager Life insurance cover at 4x salary Training opportunities Employee Assistance Programme National and local retail discount scheme About Commercial Services Group Commercial Services Group (CSG) is the largest, local authority-owned trading company (LATCO) in the UK, wholly owned by Kent County Council. CSG generates over £800m in revenue per annum and provides services to over 16,000 education and public sector customers globally. CSG is striving to be recognised as the global leader in Education and Public Sector services, currently operating in 86 countries, with 1,800 staff across 33 trading brands, providing expertise ranging from: HR Services, IT Services, Energy, Education Resources, Procurement and many more