Join our growing legal team as a Legal Assistant and help support a dynamic, client-focused environment. We’re looking for an organised and proactive Legal Assistant to support our busy legal team. This is a key role where you’ll help keep cases moving, provide excellent client care, and ensure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.
The ideal candidate has a passion for providing high quality support and administration. This role is not a pathway to becoming a Solicitor or a training contract.
Hepburn Delaney Ltd. is a specialist law firm providing bespoke legal services in family matters, wealth preservation, and inheritance planning. With expertise in Children Law, Family and Divorce Law, and Inheritance Law, we offer tailored solutions to meet our clients' unique needs. You will directly support one or more Fee Earners in our public family law team to ensure they can work efficiently. The role requires strong administrative skills, client service focus, and the ability to manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision. The legal assistant is expected to use a high degree of self-management and initiative.
Support one or more Fee Earners with day-to-day legal tasks
Communicate with clients by phone, email, video, and in person
Prepare and proofread legal documents and correspondence
Set appointments, manage diaries, and help meet deadlines
Experience working in a legal or professional services environment is preferred but not essential
Confident with IT systems and case management software
Bonus scheme
~ Private healthcare scheme
~ Enhanced pension contribution
~23 days holiday plus bank holidays
~ Office closure over Christmas
~ Hybrid working model
~ Ongoing training and development
If you're reliable, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering excellent legal support, we’d love to hear from you.