Legal Assistant

Berry Recruitment; St Albans; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in St Albans seeks a full-time administrative professional to support client on-boarding and compliance within a legal context. Responsibilities include managing client files, data input, and ensuring compliance protocols are followed. Ideal candidates must have strong interpersonal skills, be detail-oriented, and possess legal administrative experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in law firm compliance requirements is desirable.
• Legal secretarial or administration experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the team in client experience and compliance.
• Manage new and existing client on-boarding procedures.
• Interact with clients regarding document releases and enquiries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Experience of inputting data

Excellent interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Time management

Good communicator

Proficient with IT

Legal secretarial or administration experience

Tools

Practice management system

Job description

Our prestigious client based in St Albans is looking for a new addition to their expanding team. The role is working within the new business section of this practice.

The role is full time working Monday to Friday where you will be supporting the team delivering a high level and consistent client experience and compliance support to the firm by dealing with file openings/closings for all firm matters and new enquiries for the property and private client teams.

You will be responsible for new and existing client on‑boarding procedures and opening electronic (and physical where required) files to include:

• Obtaining and reviewing client identification and where appropriate explaining the ID process to clients
• Inputting client data onto practice management system and if applicable the probate or residential conveyancing case management system
• Producing client care letter and sending out Terms of Service
• Checking the system for existing wills/deeds and requesting any file retrieval (if needed)
• Completing Anti Money Laundering (AML) searches
• Undertaking UK sanctions regime checks
• Conflict checks

Advising our legal teams of any issues arising from the file opening process.

Interacting with clients over the telephone and face‑to‑face regarding document releases and general enquiries.

Key Skills

• Attention to detail
• Experience of inputting data and experience of working to tight timescales
• Excellent interpersonal skills and organisational skills
• Analytical thinking
• Time management
• A good communicator (both written and verbal) and have the confidence to discuss ID requirements with our clients, as well as with members of the firm
• Committed to providing excellent client service
• Proficient with IT.
• Legal secretarial, administration or any other type of office based experience is essential
• Experience of working with a practice management system would be preferred
• Experience in law firm compliance requirements is desirable. This is an administrative role and would suit someone who has a working legal background who is not looking for a training contract.