Leamington Spa
up to £25k + benefits
We are working with a leading Lexcel accredited law firm who are looking for an experienced Family Legal Assistant or Family Legal Secretary to join their busy team in Leamington Spa.
The role will involve:
- Providing administration support to Fee Earners in the Private Family team
- Liaising with clients by telephone, email, and face to face
- Making appointments for clients
- Carrying out conflict checks
- Locating files for next day’s appointments
- Preparing case files for court hearings
- Providing reception cover during absences when required
- Preparing monthly invoices and cost-scheduling for clients
Suitable Candidates will have:
- Previous, up to date experience supporting a Family Law department
- A positive approach to customer service
- Good IT skills – proficiency in MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook
- Experience of using a legal case management system
- The ability to demonstrate empathy and professionalism when dealing with with sensitive, sometimes difficult, situations.
- A polite and patient manner and a flexible approach to work
This is a full-time permanent job working 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
The role is offered with a range of benefits including:
- 23 days’ holiday (increasing to 27), plus 8 days bank holidays
- 2 days’ additional leave between Christmas and New Year (office closure)
- Your birthday off, from your second year of employment
- Holiday buy and sell scheme. Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year
- Company Sick Pay (on completion of probation period)
- Company Pension Scheme
- Discounted legal fees (on completion of probation period)
- BUPA healthcare scheme (on completion of probation period)
- Death in service benefits 3 x salary (on completion of probation period)
- Long service awards
- Career development and regular performance reviews
- Technical and personal skills training
- Community and fundraising events
- Full induction programme
- Virtual GP
- Funeral Planning and support
- Group Life Employee Assistance Programme
- Bereavement and Probate helpline and counselling service
- Annual salary reviews
Note: Salary stated is given as a guideline in line with market rate, and will be commensurate with experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge.
