Administrative Assistant - Legal

Freeths; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated administrative support professional to join their Commercial Dispute Resolution team. This role emphasizes a flexible and professional approach to handling confidential client matters, responding to inquiries, and maintaining accurate records. The firm champions a culture of respect and collaboration, ensuring every voice is heard. With a commitment to workplace engagement and personal growth, this is an excellent opportunity for someone who values a supportive environment and is eager to contribute to a leading law practice. Join a diverse and inclusive team that prioritizes fairness and equality.

Qualifications

• Flexible and professional approach to administrative tasks.
• Strong prioritization and deadline management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with confidential client matters and respond to inquiries.
• Prepare legal applications and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Database knowledge

Initiative

Teamwork

Job description

Freeths is an accredited B Corp and one of the UK's leading regional law practices. We offer services to both commercial and private clients across the entire legal spectrum. Our offices are located in Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Oxford, Glasgow, and Sheffield.

Our aim is to attract and retain talented people by providing a great place to work. We support fairness, equality, and a healthy work-life balance by continually monitoring and improving our benefits.

We are proud to have been named Law Firm of the Year at The Legal Business Awards 2024 and to be consistently ranked in the top tier of the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners guides. We are also a silver standard accredited Investor in People company, recognized for our efforts in workplace engagement, leadership, personal growth, wellbeing, teamwork, and societal impact.

About The Role

To provide effective and efficient administrative support to the Commercial Dispute Resolution team. We trust our people to work flexibly in ways that suit them, their teams, and our clients. Our firm is committed to ensuring everyone's voice is heard and mutual respect is maintained.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with confidential client matters
• Respond to clients and lawyers, providing updates
• Handle correspondence
• Prepare legal applications
• Log and distribute incoming correspondence and emails
• Process and track legal work
• Record and monitor deadlines
• Retrieve information from files as needed
• Distribute documents effectively
• Plan and schedule appointments, conferences, and meetings
• Provide administrative support such as copying and scanning
• Maintain accurate records
• Assist with interim billing following practice guidelines
• Perform other reasonable tasks as required

Your Skills And Qualifications

• Flexible and professional approach
• Effective communication at all levels
• Ability to use initiative with high accuracy
• Strong prioritization and deadline management skills
• Excellent knowledge of databases
• Methodical with attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

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If you care deeply, communicate openly, and collaborate effectively, we’d love you to join our diverse and inclusive team.