Administration Assistant - Property

DAC Beachcroft; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking an Administration Assistant for their Birmingham office. This role involves supporting lawyers in various administrative tasks, promoting a flexible working environment with a balanced work-life approach. Ideal for entry-level candidates looking to start their career in the legal sector, the position offers significant growth potential and a comprehensive benefits package, including private medical insurance and discounted gym memberships.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Income protection insurance

Discounted gym membership

Opportunities for growth and progression

In-person and remote social events

Qualifications

• Previous administration experience is desirable, but not mandatory.
• Audio typing experience would be an advantage.
• Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined, Supportive).

Responsibilities

• Prepare correspondence and documents from digital dictation.
• Answer/make telephone calls.
• Manage the case management system.
• Set up new files and archive files.
• Perform filing, photocopying, scanning, and printing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Client service approach

Team collaboration

Flexible attitude

Job description

Department: CSG - Property (Insurance / Damage / Recoveries / Subsidence)

Location: Birmingham

Description

We are looking for an Administration Assistant to join CSG, supporting our lawyers within our Property service line based in Birmingham City Centre.

The successful candidate will be expected to be in the Birmingham office 3 days per week with 2 days working from home.

The workload will initially include new matter set up, data inputting, printing and audio typing. We encourage you to develop and grow in this role with a view to further progression within the team.

This is a really exciting opportunity for someone looking to start their career in the legal sector.

What you will do?

• Preparing correspondence and documents from digital dictation alongside proofreading speech recognition dictation
• Answering/making telephone calls
• Managing the case management system (as appropriate)
• Setting up of new files/archiving of files
• Filing, photocopying, scanning and printing
• Checking of notification in-boxes and/or homeworker in-boxes
• Ensuring client contact information is kept up to date and data is accurate
• Share knowledge within the team relating to any changes within external client set ups e.g. client contacts leaving/joining the client
• Advising Secretaries of any change of address/telephone numbers/change of name of any external client so that databases are updated.

Who you are

• Previous administration experience is desirable however, we are open to individuals who do not have previous experience
• Audio typing experience would be an advantage
• An excellent eye for detail with a concern for quality and accuracy
• A focused client service approach
• Team oriented and collaborative approach with a flexible, can do attitude
• Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).

What's in it for you?

• High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/whats-in-it-for-you/
• A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
• Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
• In person and remote social events
• Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Note for Recruitment Agencies

DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable. For PSL queries, please contact: [e-mail] or [e-mail]