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We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.
We're recruiting for a Legal Support Administrator to join our Support Services team, working hybrid from our Leeds office.
If you enjoy administration work and being part of a successful, friendly and high‑performing team, then this is the job for you. You’ll be working closely with fee earners and partners to make sure they have the right administrative support at all times.
This is a busy and fast‑paced role, so you’ll need to be able to work quickly and accurately, building strong relationships with your team and our clients.
What you'll be doing
* Handling fee earner queries by email and MS Teams
* Keeping team files in good order and databases up to date
* Opening and closing case files on the relevant case management systems
* Making payments of invoices, cheques, BACs payments and billing
* Supporting fee earners with the preparation of cases, e‑bundles and paper bundles
* Preparing digital files for audit
* Managing the department’s digital storage platforms
* Booking fee earner travel and meetings and managing expenses
* Managing the office inbound post, printing and scanning
* Managing radiology requests across multiple digital platforms
* Dealing with urgent support requests in a timely manner
As our ideal candidate you’ll have
* A keen interest in building a career in administration, with willingness to learn
* An enthusiastic, can‑do attitude and a willingness to contribute to the team
* The ability to work independently and on your own initiative
* The ability to manage change and meet changing demands of the business
* Great accuracy and attention to detail with the ability to multi‑task
* Excellent time‑management skills
* The ability to work within strict service‑level agreements
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Our values
* Pioneering with an imaginative outlook
* Approachable and caring
* Tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
* Efficient in the provision of our services
* Operating with a foundation of integrity
Benefits
* 25 days holiday as standard plus bank holidays; you can buy up to 35 hours of extra holiday
* Generous and flexible pension schemes
* Volunteering days – two days of volunteering each year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
* Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services
We also offer a wide range of well‑being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme, which gives colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to social responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: People, Community, Environment and Pro‑Bono.
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s onboarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity, thereby protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
We carry out pre‑employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted third parties. The screening process will fully comply with data protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Legal
Industries: Law Practice
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