Legal Administrator

The New Inquiry; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Legal Administrator to join their National Legal Administration Team in Blackburn. This full-time role involves providing key administrative support for legal processes, client interaction, and managing documentation while ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies. A strong candidate will possess secretarial experience in a legal setting and advanced IT skills, contributing to the vital work supporting those affected by housing issues.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Pension plan

Interest-free travel loans

Access to a tenancy deposit loan

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Secretarial experience in a legal practice.
• Audio/copy typing skills with a minimum of 70 wpm.
• Advanced knowledge of IT tools including case management systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide full administrative support to the Legal Team.
• Manage diaries and client appointments.
• Prepare documents for court and handle legal funding processing.

Skills

Audio Typing

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

IT Tools

Tools

Case Management Systems

MS Office

Job description

Salary:Grade 2 £28,216 per annum

Location:Blackburn Central Library

Hours:Full time 37.5 per week

Contract:Permanent

Closing Date: Monday 9th June 2025at 11.30pm

We are looking for someone with administration or secretarial experience gained in a legal environment to be the newLegal Administratorfor our National Legal Administration Team. You could soon be playing a vital role helping people who are affected by the housing emergency.

About The Role

You will provide full administrative support to the Legal Team, including taking telephone calls, secretarial duties, data entry, note taking, sorting the post and managing diaries. You will also be responsible for supporting the wider team when required to ensure the effective running of the service.

You will need to liaise with clients and third parties, including making appointments and obtaining information. Producing reports, providing an accurate audio typing service, processing legal funding and other documents, managing files, preparing documents for court and entering information onto a case management system are other aspects of this interesting and varied role.

About You

You have secretarial experience gained in a legal practice and audio/copy typing skills with a minimum of 70 wpm, along with advanced knowledge of IT tools including case management systems and MS Office systems. You have great written and verbal communication skills and enjoy working as part of a busy team.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension, and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme, and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support, and legal services.

And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. Were here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

About The Team

Shelter Legal provide legal expertise and representation across our Services and is made of four teams - Community Legal, Strategic Litigation, National Legal and Legal Support.The National Legal Team works closely with our national Telephone and Online AdviceService (TOAS) to identify trends in the issues our clients are presenting with and provide targeted legal work to address them.

About Shelter

Home is a human right. Its our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

How To Apply

Please submit your CV, along with a supporting statement. The supporting statement should demonstrate how you meet the three knowledge, skills and experience points in the About You section of the job description, and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviour below throughout your responses:

• We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
  
  

Please use real examples and write up to 350 words per point. CVs without an accompanying supporting statement will not be considered.

Safeguarding Statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Recruitment Agencies

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.