Legal Assistant

Clayton Legal; Walsall; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Clayton Legal is recruiting for a Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant to join a busy Childcare & Public Law team in a well-established law firm. The role welcomes candidates with transferable skills from other areas of law and does not require specific childcare experience.

You will support the team with Legal Aid applications, CCMS portal, diary management, time recording, billing, and document handling. Hours are 9am–5pm, Monday–Friday.

Qualifications

• Ideally 1 year of legal secretarial or legal support experience.
• Transferable legal administration skills are valued.
• Experience with Legal Aid, CCMS, court bundles or Childcare/Public Law is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support to the Childcare & Public Law team.
• Handle Legal Aid applications and CCMS portal management.
• Manage diary and key date tracking.
• Assist with time recording and billing processes.
• Handle incoming/outgoing correspondence and document management.
• Liaise with professionals and manage file openings and conflict checks.
• Support with Care Orders, EPOs and related applications.

Skills

Diary management

Billing support

Time recording

Document management

Liaising with professionals

Opening files

Conflict checks

CCMS portal

Legal Aid experience

Fast typing

Tools

CCMS portal

Job description

I’m currently recruiting for a Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant to join a busy Childcare & Public Law team within a well-established law firm.

The team has flexed on the experience required, so you don’t necessarily need a Childcare or Family Law background. If you have legal secretarial/support experience from another area of law and strong transferable skills, they’re happy to consider you.

The Role

You’ll provide day-to-day support to the team, including:

Legal Aid applications and managing the CCMS portal

Diary and key date management

Time recording and billing support

Managing incoming/outgoing correspondence and documents

Liaising with professionals

Opening files and conflict checks

Supporting with C2, Care & Supervision Orders, EPOs and Part applications

What they’re looking for

Ideally, you’ll have around 1 year’s legal secretarial or legal support experience, but the right transferable experience is more important than having worked specifically in Childcare.

You’ll need to be organised, computer literate and confident managing deadlines, with fast and accurate typing skills and a professional, empathetic approach when dealing with clients.

Experience of Legal Aid, CCMS, court bundles or Childcare/Public Law would be a bonus, but isn’t essential.

Hours: 9am–5pm, Monday–Friday

If you’re a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant looking for your next move and would be interested in developing your experience within Childcare & Public Law, I’d love to hear from you.