Legal Support Assistant

Legal Support Assistant, Plymouth, Devon. With an annual salary of £24,500- £25,500K DOE, plus excellent benefits Full Time, Permanent. This will be working Monday to Friday 35 hours per week.

Benefits of working within this company: An employer pension contribution of 3% of your basic monthly salary, a discretionary bonus scheme, 33 days’ holiday per annum (includes bank holidays), an additional day’s leave on your birthday, occupational sick pay, enhanced family leave, health care cash plan, a Death in Service benefit for your dependant(s) of 4 x your annual salary, discounted staff legal services, Cycle to Work Scheme, opportunities for career progression and more!

Elite Recruitment are seeking an experienced Legal Support Assistantwhich will see you providing effective administration and secretarial support using a bespoke case management system and a wide range of business software applications.

You will be expected to have contact with clients, both in person and by telephone and email, as well as with other law firms and related professional organisations and agencies.

You will also work collaboratively with your colleagues to ensure that the work within different departments, is carried out with high quality.  Also to ensure an efficient and effective professional legal service is achieved by making sure that documentation is prepared and produced to a consistently high standard and within required deadlines.

Key Specifications required for a Legal Support Assistant:

• ·         Previous experience of working within the legal services profession, particularly in relation to family and divorce work, would be a distinct advantage although not essential
• ·         Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn and develop new skills
• ·         Be an efficient and effective administrator and a strong team player who is keen to both support and learn from colleagues.
• ·         You will need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills and will be articulate and able to communicate clearly, concisely and without jargon.
• ·         Be comfortable speaking to clients, both on the telephone and in person, who are distressed due to their personal circumstances which have been affected by a breakdown in a relationship or emotional conflict.
• ·         Have experience of working with a variety of business software packages and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• ·         Be able to develop and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues, clients and other professional contacts.
• ·         Have a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as a good knowledge of grammar and its application.
• ·         Have the ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure, whilst maintaining a thorough, organised and methodical approach to your work.
• Be flexible and adaptable when necessary.

If you are saying yes to the above, then we would love to hear from you.  Please apply via this job board or contact Elite Recruitment.

To achieve the higher salary, you will need to demonstrate your ability to meet the key criteria’s of the role by past experience and during the interview process