At Berrys Solicitors, we are a growing family-run solicitors practice predominantly dealing with Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Probate, LPA’s, Contested Wills & Inheritance Disputes, Court of Protection & Residential Property matters. We are based in Blackpool & Lancaster and cover the wider Lancashire area. We have a friendly and professional atmosphere with a strong emphasis on teamwork and we strive to offer the best possible service for our clients.
We are seeking a Legal Assistant to work within our growing solicitors practice. We are a small legal firm; therefore, the role will involve helping support the Fee earners across a mixed caseload and also includes covering office management and accounts matters, while maintaining the highest standards of client care and service. The role will also include secretarial and client-facing duties. Should the applicant wish to develop their role in either a legal role, office management or accounts role, this job provides experience in all areas.
Ideally, the applicant will have one year of experience in any of the above-listed practice areas that we offer, but we are willing to be flexible with this requirement, depending on the applicant's other areas of experience/ qualifications.
Applicants without such requisite experience should be open to developing their skills and experience across a broad spectrum of legal sectors and in a range of roles. This candidate would need to be keen to learn, committed and aim to develop personally. This role provides a great opportunity to gain experience in numerous legal areas and offers the potential to train and progress within a growing firm.
Key Responsibilities
* Assisting Fee Earners in their matters in all legal areas/sectors
* Dealing with administrative tasks associated with the Fee earner's matters
* Communicating with clients and gathering necessary information & documents as required
* Setting up and opening physical files and case management files
* Advising clients on services that we provide and associated costs
* Attending upon clients' properties and reporting on possible maintenance/ insurance matters. Personal Items and Information collection.
* Securitisation and office recording of client's items & documents.
* General office administration tasks associated with files and office management
* Preparing and drafting matter documents
* Attending upon client appointments and instructions
* Assisting the accounting department and aiding accounts and office submissions where applicable
* General reception duties – email, phone, in person.
* Attending to Post Office and banking matters
* Filing of closed files and closing file procedures
Criteria
* GCSES grade 9-4, including English and Maths, or equivalent
* Experience of working in an administrative role is essential, ideally within a legal environment
* Experience of dealing with members of the public
* Experience of communicating with individuals in writing and verbally
* Experience of working as part of a team
* Be thorough and have attention to detail
* Knowledge of general office, telephone, including filing and correspondence
* Able to use a computer and the main software packages/case management systems competently
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to organise your time and workload
* Ability to work in a busy, but friendly, work environment
* Driving Licence (Full, clean and valid)
Job Types
We are also open to ambitious applicants seeking a part-time position to fit around ongoing studies with a view to progressing in the firm and taking on a full-time role.
* Monday to Friday, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm hours per week (Blackpool Office) (1 hour lunch break)
* From £20,000.00 - dependent on experience, qualifications and type of contract undertaken (Part-time/ Full-time) (If part-time work is required, this salary will be dependent on the hours worked)
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From £20,000.00 per year
Schedule
* Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate
* Blackpool: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Administrative
Industries
Legal Services
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