Job Description

Job description: Legal Support Assistant

Job title: Legal Support Assistant

Location: Farringdon, London EC1

Reports to: Legal Support Manager

WHO WE ARE

We are a fast-growing, progressive and technologically advanced law firm who regard exceptional technical ability as a given but also understand that this, combined with the personality and creativity of our staff are at the very heart of our successful business.

We are recognised market experts in a number of areas of law, including services to the asset-based lending industry, commercial litigation, debt recovery, corporate restructuring and insolvency, specialist director disqualification advice (both pre and post commencement of proceedings) and shareholder disputes.

A number of our solicitors previously worked at international / national law firms.

ROLE OVERVIEW

This highly regarded and established law firm in London is looking to appoint a Legal Support Assistant to support the firm in all daily legal administrative tasks.

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE:

The successful candidate will have minimum 2 years’ experience, be computer literate, confident with a ‘can do ’attitude. They must be happy to get involved to support the teams and pick up any administrative tasks when the need arises.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• File Management including setting up new files and ensuring AML checks (using Legl) are completed, closing files, and archiving matters and sending the files to storage 

• Saving and updating documents to the case management system, Visualfiles

• Producing correspondence

• Answering the front door on occasions, greeting clients, dealing with couriers etc

• Arranging refreshments for meetings and preparing the boardroom

• CE-filing documents on the Court system

• Photocopying, paginating, scanning and printing

• Preparing bundles using Bundledocs as per fee earner instructions

• Ordering office supplies when required

• Post

• Expenses for fee earners

• General ad-hoc duties

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

• Able to work in a team and as an individual 

• A spirt of co-operation and a positive, proactive ‘can do’ attitude 

• Good written and verbal English communication skills and the ability to relate to people at all levels 

• Professional telephone manner and the ability to take messages efficiently 

• Excellent organisational skills 

• Ability to multi-task 

• Ability to use initiative and priorities work 

• Ability to work under pressure and maintain deadlines 

• Flexibility to work outside normal office hours may be required from time to time 

Remuneration and Benefits

Salary:   Negotiable 

Benefits

Annual Leave: 25 days paid annual leave per annum

Life Assurance: Automatic enrolment in the Firm’s scheme on commencement of employment providing a lump sum of 4 x annual salary in the event of death whilst employed (Max. age 64).

Private Health Cover: Entitlement to join the Firm’s scheme after completion of the Probationary Period.