Legal Administrator Leeds

at  Bevan Brittan

MAKE A REAL IMPACT

Bevan Brittan is a leading commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing, local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in the construction, energy and resource management, higher education and financial services sectors.
Supported by our valued business services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams provide almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate, property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal and advisory services.
As a responsible business, we embrace four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and Results. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence the decisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, they motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and the communities that we’re part of.
Consistently recognised as one of The Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legal directories, we are proud of our hard-earned reputation. Our 2023/24 financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for an eleventh consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continue investing in our people.
Looking to the future, we’re targeting ambitious growth and success. And we’re looking for the best people to be part of it.
Join a team of experts and progressive thinkers

The ideal applicant will possess the following skills:

• Quality and customer service driven, with a concern for accuracy and an eye for detail
• Previous experience in an administrative role is essential. Ideally, this would be within a professional services environment
• IT literate with a working knowledge of Word, Outlook and Excel
• Able to work to deadlines and prioritise own workload effectively
• Enthusiastic, pro-active and flexible. Willing to contribute and support others as part of a team
• Confident verbal and written communication skill

Bevan Brittan has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Administrator to join the Business Support Services team. The team support our lawyers by completing a wide range of administration tasks. The hours are 36.25 per week, working 7.25 hour shifts between the hours of 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday, however we are open to considering requests to work more flexibly. This role is based in our Leeds office.

Main responsibilities:

• Electronic filing using our document management system
• Processing incoming post
• Compiling electronic bundles for court
• Conflict searching and Matter opening
• Courier management
• Processing incoming requests via the departmental inboxes
• Reprographics
• Supporting travel requests
• Maintaining stationery supplies

The ideal candidate

The ideal applicant will possess the following skills:

• Quality and customer service driven, with a concern for accuracy and an eye for detail
• Previous experience in an administrative role is essential. Ideally, this would be within a professional services environment
• IT literate with a working knowledge of Word, Outlook and Excel
• Able to work to deadlines and prioritise own workload effectively
• Enthusiastic, pro-active and flexible. Willing to contribute and support others as part of a team
• Confident verbal and written communication skills

Work with approachable people
When we ask colleagues what makes Bevan Brittan a great place to work, the most popular thing they say is “the people”. The overwhelming consensus is that we make time for each other. We welcome questions and support each other. Naturally, we look for new colleagues who align with our values.