Job Title: Legal Support Assistant
Location: Stamford
Salary: National Minimum/Living Wage
Hours of Work: 8.30 am – 5.15 pm Monday - Friday hours per week)
Reports to: Team Leader
Summary:
We are a leading "Top 200" Law Firm and provider of wealth management services, based in Lincolnshire and across the Midlands. Established in 1856, we are considered to be one of the oldest law firms in the UK.
Benefits:
Some of the great benefits that we offer are:
* Generous holiday entitlements
* Staff discount on legal and wealth management fees
* Income protection
* Life assurance at 3 x salary
* Salary exchange pension scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
The role:
The ideal candidate will be a positive, friendly and enthusiastic individual with good attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast paced environment.
Key Duties and Responsibilities of the Legal Support Assistant:
* Scanning of daily incoming post and photocopying as directed by the Team Leader/Partner in Charge.
* Closing files using the standard office procedure.
* Carry out miscellaneous general office duties during the course of the day as reasonably requested.
* Ensure all photocopiers are stocked/supplied with paper.
* Check regularly and maintain stock levels of stationery.
* Project work including: ensuring our wills, deeds and file storage is maintained and kept tidy and in order and retrieving wills, deeds and files as required.
* Typing of information from manual documents or digital dictation and voice recognition as directed by the Team Leader/Partner in Charge.
* Any other ad-hoc duties.
* Generally assist reception staff as required:
* In providing reception cover as necessary including providing holiday cover,
* In organising refreshments for meetings,
* In collecting, opening and distributing Royal Mail post,
* In delivering/collecting by hand for/from other solicitors/nearby businesses,
* In franking outgoing mail,
* Answering calls,
* Greeting clients
Person Specification:
Qualifications:
Essential
5 x GCSE Passes at grade C or above.
Desirable
Law Degree.
Knowledge:
Essential
Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Desirable
Previous experience within a Legal Practice.
Use of case management systems.
Skills:
Essential
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
Structured and organised.
Excellent communication skills.
Desirable
Able to touch type.
Competencies:
Essential
Proactive and organised.
Attributes:
Essential
Willing to be flexible to meet the needs of the business.
Chattertons recognises that it is essential to provide equal opportunities to all persons without discrimination. The Company has an Equality and Diversity Policy and this sets out the Company's position on equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. This is available upon request.
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Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person