Legal Assistant at Shakespeare Martineau
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Jul, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Apr, 25

Experience

1 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Good communication skills

Industry

Legal Services

Description

Are you a Legal Assistant looking for a change?
Are you enthusiastic, keen to learn and develop your skills? Looking for a friendly, busy and supportive team where we will help you grow?

We can offer you:

  • A competitive salary with great benefits including private medical, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and a bonus day off for your birthday
  • A culture of trust, empowerment and autonomy over your work
  • Part of a vibrant, forward- thinking team with the support of friendly, approachable partners who encourage and support your career development

What you will be doing:

Provide brief overview of the role and who you are looking for.

  • the role will involve working with a number of fee earners with differing levels of experience.
  • you will be expected to undertake administrative tasks to assist the fee earners, aswell as having the opportunity to assist with routine legal work, working with clients and colleagues as part of a successful legal team
  • the team are based in Birmingham, although regularly work remotely and on occasions from other offices

What you will need:

  • a minimum of 1 years expreience administration experience, ideally gained within a legal or professional services environment
  • competency with IT systems to include Microsoft Word and Excel
  • previous experience of running your own caseload and / or using a case management system is ideal, but not essential
  • the ability to work well in a team and develop good working relationships with colleagues and others
  • good communication skills with the confidence to liaise openly and clearly with colleagues and clients
  • the ability to produce a high standard of work, sometimes under pressure, whilst maintaining accuracy and good attention to detail
  • To be able to demonstrate flexibility, initiative and confidence in your own ability

Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information
We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.
We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.
We have hubs in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Southampton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Lincoln and Sheffield.
Want to find out more about our amazing benefits?

Responsibilities
  • the role will involve working with a number of fee earners with differing levels of experience.
  • you will be expected to undertake administrative tasks to assist the fee earners, aswell as having the opportunity to assist with routine legal work, working with clients and colleagues as part of a successful legal team
  • the team are based in Birmingham, although regularly work remotely and on occasions from other office
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