Legal Administrator

Venn Group; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Venn Group is recruiting a temporary Paralegal for a respected law firm in York. The role offers a chance to broaden your legal experience and suit someone available immediately on a full-time basis with prior legal experience in a law firm.

You will support a busy Commercial Property plot sales team, handle client communications, drafting, and admin tasks, and have the potential to progress plot sales matters from instruction to completion.

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative support to a busy Commercial Property plot sales team.
• Private practice experience preferred.
• Available to start immediately for a full-time temporary role.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary contact for clients and coordinate between clients, fee earners, and support staff.
• Support a range of legal tasks including managing caseloads, drafting documents, reviewing materials, and handling financial records.
• Assist with progressing commercial property plot sales matters from instruction to completion.

Skills

Administrative support

Paralegal experience

Commercial property

Job description

Paralegal (temporary)

Venn Group's specialist Private Practice Legal Recruitment team is recruiting a temporary Paralegal for a highly regarded law firm in York. The role offers an excellent opportunity to broaden your legal experience and would suit someone who is immediately available on a full-time basis and has previous legal experience within a law firm.

The role

You will be responsible for:

• Acting as the primary contact for clients, ensuring smooth and efficient transaction progress by facilitating communication between clients, fee earners, and support staff
• The position supports a wide range of legal settings, combining fee-earning and administrative duties such as managing caseloads, drafting legal documents, reviewing case materials, and preparing or distributing financial records
• The potential to progress a broad range of commercial property plot sales matters from instruction to completion

About you

• The ideal candidate will have previous experience providing administrative support to a busy Commercial Property plot sales team within private practice, however general legal experience may also be considered.

Key details

• Hourly rate: £12.71 - £14.00 per hour
• Location: York
• Contract: Temporary
• Start: Week commencing 5th October
• Initial length of assignment: Week commencing 5th October - 27th November with the potential of extension