Corporate & Commercial Legal Assistant - Flexible Hours

IDEAL PERSONNEL; Bedford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal services firm in Bedford is seeking a Legal Assistant/Secretary to join their Corporate and Commercial team. This full-time role involves handling client communications, managing the diaries and inboxes of fee-earners, and dealing with administrative tasks. The ideal candidate should have excellent attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and advanced IT skills, especially in Microsoft Office. The firm promotes a friendly culture and offers competitive salaries and a great work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonuses for hard work

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexibility in work/life balance

Birthday Off & Voucher

Pension plan

Life insurance

Income protection

Vitality health insurance

Medicash healthcare cash plan

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules is advantageous.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office.
• Great time management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Take calls from clients and pass messages to fee-earners.
• Handle administration aspects of client matters.
• Keep fee earners updated on task progress.
• Manage diaries and inboxes.
• Manage electronic documents sent to and from external parties.

Skills

Excellent attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Time management skills

Self-motivated

Outgoing

Proactive

Calm under pressure

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

A legal services firm in Bedford is seeking a Legal Assistant/Secretary to join their Corporate and Commercial team. This full-time role involves handling client communications, managing the diaries and inboxes of fee-earners, and dealing with administrative tasks. The ideal candidate should have excellent attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and advanced IT skills, especially in Microsoft Office. The firm promotes a friendly culture and offers competitive salaries and a great work-life balance.