Legal Assistant

Slater and Gordon Lawyers (UK); Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Life assurance cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & wellbeing perks

Access to discounts

Job summary

Slater and Gordon Lawyers (UK) in Manchester is seeking a Legal Assistant to join the Costs Team. You will support Costs Drafters and Negotiators, handling invoices and creating document bundles, ensuring smooth progression of costs matters with accuracy and efficiency.

The role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced legal environment.

Qualifications

• Role requires strong attention to detail and excellent communication.
• Ability to manage a varied workload and meet deadlines.
• Experience supporting legal teams is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to Costs Drafters and Negotiators.
• Liaise with external providers to obtain invoices and supporting documentation.
• Prepare document bundles for legal proceedings and stakeholders.

Skills

Organised

Detail oriented

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Team player

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Legal Assistant to join our highly regarded Costs Team in Manchester. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and detail-oriented individual looking to develop their career within a supportive and fast-paced legal environment.

As a Legal Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting our experienced Costs Drafters and Negotiators, helping to ensure the smooth progression of costs matters and providing essential administrative support across the team.

The role requires strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills and the ability to manage a varied workload. You will be responsible for preparing legal documentation, liaising with external providers to obtain invoices, maintaining records of outstanding bills and compiling document bundles for both internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Costs Drafters and Negotiators, including managing shared inboxes and maintaining accurate records.
• Liaise with external providers to obtain invoices and supporting documentation, ensuring matters progress efficiently.
• Prepare document bundles for legal proceedings, external suppliers and internal stakeholders, including the Finance team.

About You

We're looking for someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented and able to manage a varied workload effectively. You'll have strong communication skills, a professional telephone manner and confidence when dealing with a range of stakeholders. A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications is essential, along with a willingness to learn, follow processes and develop within a legal environment. A proactive attitude and strong team-working skills will help you succeed in this role.

Who are we?

Slater and Gordon are a leading consumer law firm, and our mission is to give people easier access to world class legal services. We are a legal services business powered by technology and led by people that support customers in every step of their case.

Client service is at the heart of Slater and Gordon and we take pride in the impressive headlines we generate, demonstrating our range of work and the relentless pursuit of justice by our Solicitors.

At Slater and Gordon Lawyers we are inclusive. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view. We believe diversity drives innovation. So, we’re building a culture where difference is valued. Our culture motivates our employees to give their full selves to the job and invest in the company’s future. Our people see value in their work and are eager to do well in their roles. Our values ensure that all our employees are working towards the same goals.

• Option to buy or sell up to 5 extra days of leave
• Access to Aviva Digicare+ (health checks, Digital GP, mental health support, second medical opinions, and more)
• BUPA private healthcare after 1 year (single cover, tax applies)
• Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling and wellbeing webinars)
• Health & wellbeing perks including gym discounts, cycle to work scheme, meditation sessions, and more
• Life assurance cover
• Income protection if you’re unable to work long-term due to illness or injury
• Access to a Benefits Hub with discounts on shopping, travel, food, and entertainment
• Free legal support and discounted legal services

Some benefits are dependent on passing probation or length of service and may change over time.

Your Professional Development

We will also support and encourage you with developing your career with an award- winning law firm. We run courses across our offices and are continuously monitoring and updating the learning and development offering based on what you tell us. We can support you with your continuous professional development by providing funding for professional qualifications, attending external training courses and providing you with a range of internal learning resources.

Our 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.

That's why at Slater + Gordon we go further with our values. How we work is guided by the S+G Way. This means:

• 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

The S+G Way defines the specific behaviours and actions that our colleagues and our customers care about the most. We know this, because our colleagues helped to create the way, through a series of interactive workshops and interviews.