Legal Administrator

Larbey Evans Ltd; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Legal Administrator to join their Cheltenham office. This role offers a unique opportunity for individuals with administration or customer service experience to enter the legal field. The position involves supporting the Compliance & Risk Team, managing client files, and utilizing a Practice Management System. With a hybrid working model and a supportive team environment, this is an excellent chance for career growth in a prestigious law firm. If you're detail-oriented and eager to learn, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days remote)

Qualifications

• 6+ months of administration or customer service experience.
• GCSEs in Maths and English at grade A–C.

Responsibilities

• Support Compliance & Risk Team with client due diligence and conflict checking.
• Create and maintain files, demonstrating understanding of principal documents.
• Log and record documents on the Practice Management System.

Skills

Administration

Customer Service

Education

GCSEs in Maths and English

Tools

Practice Management System

Job description

Legal Administrator

Are you someone with 6+ months administration or customer service experience looking to kickstart your career in the Legal industry?

Larbey Evans is working with a leading UK law firm to hire a dedicated and detail-oriented Legal Administrator to work in a highly autonomous role in their Cheltenham office on a permanent basis.

• Salary to £25,500
• Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days remote)
• Competitive benefits package

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their career looking to gain exposure to the legal field and grow within a supportive, established team.

Key Responsibilities of the Legal Administrator:

• Support the Compliance & Risk Team with the completion of client due diligence, conflict checking and the Anti Money Laundering processes
• Create new files and maintain and update existing files, demonstrating an understanding of the principal documents within file
• Working effectively and efficiently on the Practice Management System to log and record documents
• Complete searches at the request of Partners, fee earners, Client Services Leads and Client Services Executives
• Undertake all file closing procedures including the processing of archiving and retrieval, and photocopying, printing, scanning, binding, and filing tasks
• Supporting the Finance team by ensuring receipts, cheques and bills are correctly loaded onto the system

Skills & Requirements of the Legal Administrator:

• A minimum of 6 months administration or customer service experience
• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English at grade A–C