Our client has a permanent, full-time vacancy for a talented, friendly and enthusiastic individual to join their firm as a Team Assistant in their Family Law team. If you have previous experience working as a Team Assistant or Legal Secretary and are looking to strengthen your knowledge and experience further, this role could be exactly what you’re looking for!
They pride themselves on a friendly, approachable attitude towards staff and clients. They offer competitive salaries, flexible working and genuine progression opportunities, supporting you to achieve your goals, whilst maintaining a great work/life balance.
The role:
* Dealing with the administrative aspects of the matter from file opening to file closing to include all compliance, file organisation and record keeping, billing, key dates, write offs, credit control matters, payment requests, archiving.
* Transcribing dictation.
* Scanning and allocating post to matter file in SOS. Notifying lawyers of all incoming communications.
* Management of outgoing paper-based post.
* Management of electronic documents sent from and to external parties, ensuring documents are downloaded, organised in accordance with Department protocols and saved correctly within SOS
* Management of document release requests.
* Keeping lawyers up to date on the progress of a task(s), communicating always to manage expectations and meet all deadlines.
* Extensive diary and inbox management for lawyers.
* Assist with office management duties when needed which will include stationery ordering, printing, copying and reception cover during absences.
* Taking reception overflow calls.
* Working as one firm, covering for other TA’s when absent.
Requirements:
* Experience working within a Legal environment
* It is advantageous to have a good understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules
* Advanced IT skills including Microsoft Office
* Excellent attention to detail, organisational and communication skills
* Great time management skills
* Self-motivated, outgoing and proactive
* Calm under pressure
Benefits:
Pay. They value their employees, their salaries reflect this.
Bonus. They recognise and reward for all of your hard work.
Holidays. 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Flexibility. What does work/life balance look like to you? They are open to your suggestions.
Birthday Off & Voucher. No one wants to work on their birthday. Take the day off and go shopping!
Pension. To help out your future self.
Life insurance. Support for your loved ones, just in case.
Income protection. If you get sick, they guarantee a % of your salary for up to 2 years.
Vitality health insurance. They support you to be your happy and healthy self! (Free coffees, cinema tickets or even an Apple Watch are also a nice touch).
Medicash healthcare cash plan. We all hate the dentist, at least you don’t have to pay for it. That amongst many other everyday healthcare needs, all covered.
Wellbeing support. They’re passionate about wellbeing, including Calm premium, 24/7 employee helpline and general lifestyle assistance.
Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so