Family Legal Assistant – Bath

Excellent opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join a UK Top 100 law firm.

Our client is an award-winning UK law firm with offices spread across the South of England. They are currently looking for a Legal Assistant to join their Family team in Bath.

The role will involve managing an administrative workload under the guidance of fee earners. Duties will include:

• Undertaking audio dictation typing on a daily basis (letters/emails/documents/attendance notes)
• Undertaking administrative tasks delegated via email/in person and by audio dictation
• Providing administrative support to fee earners including file-opening (including conflict checks and using referrals system), telephone management and communications, dealing with new enquiries, document production (incl. managing voice recognition procedures and outsourcing providers), electronic filing, archiving, photocopying, email management, online portal management (Legal Aid), dealing with post, creating of electronic bundles, managing fee earner’s diary, booking training, booking barristers
• Drafting documents and bills, under supervision, using appropriate precedents and templates to accurately reflect fee earner instructions
• Undertaking basic legal processes, under supervision, such as assisting to process cases through portals, obtaining relevant documentation, arranging case meetings, arranging funding, liaising with the court, completing relevant forms and processing monies, etc.

To be considered, you must have some legal assistant/admin experience.

On offer is a competitive salary of up to £28,500 (depending on experience) and an attractive benefits package. The firm is also open to a mixture of office and remote working.

If you are interested or would like further details, please contact Emily at Chadwick Nott.
emilylonsdale@chadwicknott.co.uk