Legal Administrator

Slater Gordon; Hartford; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK consumer law firm is seeking a Legal Administrator to support their Serious Injury team in Cambridge. The role involves opening and closing files, assisting with financial tasks, drafting correspondence, and managing office administration. This position offers a hybrid working model along with training for those without legal experience. Ideal for individuals looking to grow their career in law, it encompasses a supportive work environment with extensive professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employee Referral scheme

Group Incentive Plan

Health and Wellbeing programmes

Life Assurance cover

Workplace pension

Dental Insurance

Free legal help and discounted legal services

Qualifications

• No legal experience or degree required.
• Full training provided.

Responsibilities

• Opening and closing files.
• Supporting fee earners with collating and producing bundles.
• Assisting with general finance tasks.
• Drafting letters and correspondence.
• Cataloguing and archiving files.
• Managing post and office administration.
• Arranging meetings and transport for events.
• Ensuring office equipment is operational.

Skills

Organised

Proactive

Detail-focused

Strong communication skills

Administrative skills

IT proficiency

Job description

As a Legal Administrator, you will play a key role in supporting our fee earners and the wider team, helping to ensure cases progress efficiently and clients receive a high standard of service.

Slater and Gordon is one of the UK's leading consumer law firms, providing people with easier access to world-class legal services. Due to continued growth, we are looking to recruit a Legal Administrator to join our Serious Injury team in Cambridge.

This role is ideal for someone eager to gain hands-on experience in a professional legal environment and build a long-term career in law. Prior legal experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Opening and closing files
• Supporting fee earners with collating and producing bundles
• Assisting with general finance tasks, including chasing and paying invoices
• Drafting letters and correspondence
• Cataloguing and archiving files
• Managing post, stationery orders and office administration
• Booking desks and parking, arranging meetings and organising transport for events
• Ensuring printers and office equipment are serviced and operational

Organised, proactive and detail-focused.

Strong communication and administrative skills.

Comfortable working as part of a busy team.

Confident using IT systems.

Qualifications

No legal experience or degree required – full training provided.

Benefits

• Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office (must live a reasonable distance to commute)
• 35 hours per week – Monday to Friday
• 25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Buy and sell annual leave up to 5 days
• Employee Referral scheme
• Group Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus Scheme)
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App providing services including annual health checks, access to Digital GP's, mental health consultations, 2nd medical opinions and more
• Employee Assistance Programme with free webinars for stress awareness and counselling sessions
• Group Income Protection to support you with an income if you cannot work long term due to illness or injury
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes and apps – gym discounts, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, meditation sessions and more
• Life Assurance cover
• Workplace pension
• Benefits Hub with discounts to over 700 services including cinema tickets, food and drink, travel and high street stores
• Dental Insurance
• Christmas and Summer socials
• Free legal help and discounted lawyer-led legal services
• Some benefits are subject to passing probation or relate to length of service. Benefits may be adjusted or removed over time.

Professional Development

We will support and encourage you in developing your career with an award‑winning law firm. We run courses across our offices and continuously monitor and update the learning and development offering based on your feedback. We can support your continuous professional development by providing funding for professional qualifications, attending external training courses and offering a range of internal learning resources.

Values

Like all great businesses, we strive to recruit the best people and uphold the highest legal standards. Our people bring something a little different. We hire people who can challenge, remove roadblocks and deliver outstanding customer service.

The S+G Way

• We do what we say we will
• We don't wait – we create
• We own it, we sort it
• We respect and encourage each other
• We make time to live