This is an excellent opportunity to join us as a Legal Support Assistant (LSA). You will provide high quality support being part of a busy team, interacting daily with EAs/PAs and fee earners while having the ability to prioritise workloads and liaise with other support functions to ensure timely delivery.
All LSAs work as part of a team with shared responsibilities and exposure to practice-specific tasks depending on department, including litigation, regulatory or transactional support activities.
Core Hours are Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm, with a flexible hybrid working arrangement.
Role responsibility
- Document management – preparing transcripts from recorded meeting or calls, drafting, formatting, comparing, amending emails/documents/attendance notes, and filing when required.
- Photocopying, printing and scanning, with delivery/collection of larger volumes via Document Services Team, and arranging couriers.
- Undertaking conflict searches, and further legal/factual research using the internet, databases etc.
- Collating, indexing and structuring of both physical and/or electronic legal documents, such as supporting the preparation of case bundles and documentation for hearings, investigations and regulatory submissions.
- Assisting with file opening and archiving, to include scheduling documents/deeds and sending to storage.
- Maintaining the stationery supplies and ensuring the areas are kept tidy.
- Finance related admin – assisting with inputting expenses on Chrome River, dealing with all forms of payment requests and Elite 3E queries.
- Booking departmental and other internal meetings.
- Downloading/uploading data room documents and saving to appropriate files/locations.
- Submitting full property searches on Land Registry and other third party applications, keeping the fee earner up to date on search results received and managing outstanding search results.
- Requesting and storing Wills and other similar documents from/onto Willbase.
- Liaising with third parties to obtain documentation, including Probate Registry, HMCTs and other institutions where required.
- Handling incoming case materials from clients/third parties.
- Assisting with any other department ad hoc duties, such as business development tasks.
About you
You will be able to demonstrate:
- Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise your workload in a deadline driven environment, remaining calm and focussed.
- Strong communication and relationship building skills, with individuals of all levels.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft and other commonly used software.
- Being a supportive team player with an ability to use your initiative to develop solutions.
- Enthusiastic, flexible can-do approach to tasks and situations.
- Understanding of client confidentiality, with the ability to display discretion when dealing with sensitive information.
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities, and we’re committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and accessible to all.
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