Graduate Paralegal / Admin Support

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; Old Warren; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Graduate Paralegal/Administration Assistant to support partners and colleagues within a reputable law firm in Reading, England. This role offers an annual salary ranging from £25,000 to £35,000, alongside excellent training and career progression opportunities. The ideal candidate will have a legal services background, strong organisational and communicational skills, and be proficient in Microsoft Office. This is a chance to kickstart your career in a prestigious environment.

Benefits

Training and development

Career progression opportunities

Employee benefits

Qualifications

• Background in legal services or a related field.
• Strong organisational, communicational, and analytical skills.
• Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential assistance to partners and colleagues.
• Ensure file and case management are up to date.
• Manage diary and billing effectively.
• Handle documents as needed.
• Assist in screening potential clients.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communicational skills

Analytical skills

Computer literacy

Knowledge of Microsoft Office

Education

Graduate in Law or related field

Job description

Overview

Graduate Paralegal/Administration Assistant (Law Firm) – Reading, England

£25,000 - £35,000 + Training + Progression + Potential Hybrid + Employee Benefits

Are you a Graduate Paralegal/Administration Assistant, coming from a background within legal services, looking to kickstart your career by joining one of the UK's leading law firms, widely recognised both nationally and internationally?

Do you want to become a key member in a team of extremely skilled sector specialists, joining a well-established, highly acclaimed Law Firm, offering impressive yet scalable career progression pathways, alongside best-in-class training and development?

On offer for the successful Graduate Paralegal/Administration Assistant or similar is the unmissable opportunity to join a rapidly-growing, highly-revered company, boasting a global reach, offering incredible training and progression opportunities. Presenting itself is the opportunity to join an extremely impressive company, recognised for their premium service and top-quality workmanship in every project they undertake.

In this role, the successful Graduate Paralegal/Administration Assistant will primarily support the team, providing essential assistance to partners and colleagues alike. In addition, you will be responsible for ensuring file management, case management and administrative tasks are kept up to date. On top of this, you will also be responsible for diary and billing management, as well as document handling as and when needed. Finally, you will assist in screening potential new clients.

The ideal Graduate Paralegal/Administration Assistant or similar will ideally have a background in the legal services sector or a related field. In addition, you will also have strong organisational, communicational and analytical skills. Finally, you will be computer literate with a knowledge of Microsoft Office software.

The Role

• Provide essential assistance to partners and colleagues alike
• Ensuring file management, case management and administrative tasks are kept up to date
• Diary and billing management
• Document handling as and when needed
• Assist in screening potential new clients

The Person

• Background in either the financial services or legal services sector or a related field
• Strong organisational, communicational and analytical skills
• Computer literate with a knowledge of Microsoft Office software

Reference: BBBH23728

Keywords: Legal, Law, Legal Services, Paralegal, Admin, Administrative, Admin Assistant, Law Firm, Reading, England

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