Legal Administrator

Pick Everard; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in Leicester is seeking an organized and proactive administrator to support their Legal Team. This pivotal role involves managing contracts, liaising with clients and partners, and ensuring compliance with administrative requirements. Join a collaborative environment where your contributions will be valued and have a real impact.

Benefits

Agile working – Hybrid model

Career and Professional Development

Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities

Employee Discount Scheme

Eyecare Scheme

26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays

Private healthcare, life assurance

Professional subscriptions

Wellbeing support

Stakeholder pension

Qualifications

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized with ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative support to the Legal Team.
• Manage the signing process of contracts and appointments.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external clients.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Attention to Detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

DocuSign

Job description

Our Opportunity

Are you ready to bring your admin expertise to a professional and fast-paced legal environment?

Do you want to join a forward-thinking consultancy where your administrative expertise truly matters?

Are you looking to become part of a collaborative culture and team ethos environment?

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented individual to support the Legal Team at Pick Everard in our central Leicester office. In this key administrative role, you'll be responsible for managing the contract signing process and acting as a liaison between internal stakeholders, external clients, and supply chain partners. Your work will help ensure that we meet the administrative requirements of professional appointments, call-off terms, and framework agreements efficiently and accurately.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Providing general administrative support to the Legal Team, in order to comply with the requirements of Pick Everard’s firm wide contract review process.
• Arrange to sign professional appointments and sub-consultancy agreements, using appropriate software where relevant (Docu-Sign, Adobe Sign etc).
• Manage the signing process of all appointments, contracts, etc. via Docu-Sign, PDF and hard copies, including liaising with the Executive PA and Executive Board to affect signature of relevant documents.
• Liaising with commission leads and supply chain partners to arrange for the issue and completion of sub-consultancy agreements.
• Scanning hard copy contracts, delivery agreements, letters, schedules, etc. and filing soft copies into the appropriate digital folders;
• Reformatting of documents into PDF/Word, redaction of contracts and minor amendments of contractual documents;
• Drafting letters to issue documents to clients and supply chain partners.
• Assisting the Legal Team with updating relevant trackers and maintaining the Legal Compliance folder.
• Alerting the In-House Lawyer to any problems which could result in delay or difficulties in workflow management, to enable the Legal Team to maintain high standards of service.

Find out what it is like to work at Pick Everard here:Life at PickEverard - Pick Everard

About You

In order to be considered for this role, you must:

• Have exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with individuals at all levels.
• Be highly organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks efficiently and manage competing deadlines.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Have impeccable attention to detail and a thorough, methodical approach to work.

In order to stand out from the crowd, it is desirable for you:

• To have some familiarity with digital signing platforms (such as DocuSign).
• To have previous experience providing general administrative support to a team of professionals.

About Us

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 780+ employees, work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.

We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues.

We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.

What we offer

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect:

• Agile working – Hybrid model

• Career and Professional Development

• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities

• Employee Discount Scheme

• Eyecare Scheme

• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave

• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan

• Professional subscriptions

• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme

• Stakeholder pension

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

Accessibility

We’re committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability or require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please get in touch with us at [e-mail]. We’ll be happy to discuss how we can assist you.

Agencies

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.

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