Employment Team Administrator

Wilson Browne Solicitors; Northampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional law firm is seeking an Employment Team Administrator for their Northampton office. The successful candidate will support fee earners in administrative and organizational tasks within a busy team recognized by Legal 500. This role offers excellent opportunities for development and a comprehensive benefits package, including increasing holidays, pension contributions, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

23 days holiday, increasing to 28

Death in service benefit

Pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

Discount schemes

Voluntary Health Cash Plans

Paid volunteer leave

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Accurate and detail-oriented with an ability to support a team environment.
• Passion for Employment Law is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare correspondence and documents for the team’s fee earners.
• Manage file openings and closures across various legal areas.
• Draft meeting minutes and manage team agendas.
• Assist with general inquiries and daily tasks of the Employment team.

Skills

Excellent administrative skills

Organisational skills

Client care skills

Job description

Overview

Tell me more about Wilson Browne Solicitors… We are a firm with a vision and that vision starts with being a great place to work, a proper work-life balance, varied and interesting clients, opportunities for development and career progression, plus a host of other benefits. As a strong regional firm, we have an almost unique niche in our market with 6 offices, great clients, a heritage that goes back nearly 200 years, and a reputation that others envy.

Tell me more about the role… We have a fantastic opportunity for an Employment Team Administrator to join our Northampton office. You will be supporting the fee earners in our Employment Team with their administrative, organisational and audio typing tasks. They are a busy and successful Legal 500 recognised team, and they cover a diverse range of work for both employer clients and employees.

Responsibilities

• Preparing correspondence and documents for the team’s fee earners.
• File openings and closures across a range of areas.
• General file administration including dictation, checking inboxes/ portals, writing file notes and invoicing.
• Corresponding with clients and booking meetings.
• Collating and printing documents for meetings.
• Writing up team meeting minutes, agenda and diarising key dates for the team.
• Supporting other members of the team and liaising with other business areas within the firm.
• Responding to general enquiries and assisting with the day-to-day work of the Employment team.

The ideal candidate will be accurate, work well as part of a team and have excellent administrative, organisational and client care skills. This role could also be an excellent opportunity for an ambitious person who has a passion for Employment Law.

Benefits

• 23 days holiday, increasing by 1 day each year to a total of 28 days.
• Death in service benefit (after qualifying period) paying 3 x salary.
• Pension scheme with matched contributions up to 4%.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Discount schemes on retail, utilities and gym memberships.
• Voluntary Health Cash Plans available and Health screening.
• Paid volunteer leave.
• Regular long service awards and annual staff recognition awards.
• Cycle to work scheme