The firm
DMH Stallard provides a comprehensive range of commercial, dispute resolution and litigation, employment, cyber security and cyber-crime, corporate, intellectual property, real estate and technology, media and telecoms advice to both businesses and individuals. Our clients, our people and our professional networks are the keys to our success.. With offices in London and across the region, including Brighton, Gatwick, Guildford, Horsham, and Hassocks - we’re proud to have grown to around 380 people.
Culture really matters to us. In our most recent staff survey, 99.6% of our people said DMH is a great place to work, with 90% feeling they have a strong work-life balance, and 93.9% expressing confidence in the leadership team.
We’re committed to building a genuinely inclusive and supportive workplace. Our Women in Law group meets quarterly, and we’re actively working toward gender balance at all levels. We already exceed the industry average, with 40% of our partners being women compared to the sector average at 29%.
We actively invest in learning and development at all career stages. Our mentoring programme is available to all partners, and we are preparing to launch an internal mentoring programme to support progression right up to partnership. We also recognise that work-life balance is essential to long-term success and wellbeing, and we promote hybrid working arrangements to help our people perform at their best inside and outside of work.
We’re also especially proud to achieve gold accreditation from Investors in People, which reflects our strong commitment to people development and leadership.
The department
Job Purpose:
To assist both the Employment and Immigration teams within the Guildford Employment Group on a day-to-day basis, as well as support to the wider Employment Department (based in Sussex and Surrey), all of whom seek to provide a high-quality service to their clients.
You will be part of the Guildford Employment Group, working closely with the fee earners and secretaries in the Employment and Immigration teams within it. Your work will be a mixture of chargeable and non-chargeable work on client matters, principally supporting with Employment Tribunal proceedings, general advisory work, visa and immigration applications, legal and general research, settlement agreement reviews, due diligence exercises on corporate transactions, and new client administrative processes.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Work as part of the teams, undertaking a mixture of fee-earning (time recording as appropriate) and administrative work.
Be responsible, under supervision, for assisting other fee earners within the teams with their work for clients. Assist the fee earners and secretaries in managing new client enquiries, incoming documentation, proof-reading and document review and other administrative tasks.
Maintain a very high level of accuracy, and confidentiality at all times, even under pressure.
Undertake research as requested, including basic legal research, and utilising our digital research tools as appropriate.
Carry out case management and deal with incoming emails, printing and filing of hard copy documents (where required).
Attend department meetings and such training courses as may be determined by the Group Head.Other information
Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:
A law degree or professional qualification (Eg GDL).
A clear commitment to excellent client care and enthusiasm for employment/HR work.
A working knowledge of the UK Immigration Rules and visa application types will be helpful, but not essential.
Accurate and efficient drafting and document review skills.
Previous experience of case management, time recording and diary management systems helpful. Training on our systems will be provided
Excellent IT skills with experience particularly around document management, and use of pdfDocs and/or digital bundling software (e.g. Zylpha).
Ability to communicate well both orally and in writing, including dealing directly with clients when required.
Ability to identify problems, and escalate promptly, proposing solutions wherever possible.
Experience in the appropriate use of generative AI (including appropriate use of prompting and grounding techniques) helpful.
Effective administrative, communication and team working skills. Benefits
25 days holiday (of which 3.5 are taken during the Christmas period), plus Birthday holiday, plus Bank Holidays.
Holiday Buying Scheme
Enhanced Maternity / Paternity pay
Life Assurance
Private Healthcare
Employee Assistance Programme
Sodexo Discounts
Pension Scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
Cycle to work scheme
Discounts on Legal work