Legal Assistant - Company and Employment

Hegarty; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Peterborough is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant to support their busy Company and Employment department. The ideal candidate will have a Law Degree, excellent communication skills, and a keen attention to detail. Responsibilities include preparing documents, proofreading, and assisting fee earners. This role offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits including holidays and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Additional paid time off at Christmas

Birthday off as paid holiday

Ability to buy and sell holiday

Pension scheme

Death in service benefit

Bonus scheme

Long service awards

Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme

Qualifications

• Great attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet challenging deadlines.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic attitude.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of first draft documents for review.
• Proofreading and correction of documents.
• Research and reporting on cases.
• Manage telephone inquiries and routine correspondence.
• Assist fee earners with departmental files.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

Law Degree

Job description

Peterborough

Final Application Date 14/08/2025

Legal Assistant - Company and Employment Litigation Fee Earner Residential Property Conveyancing Fee Earner Head of Employment Commercial Property Fee Earner (3 to 5 years PQE) Residential Property Case Handler

Hegarty, one of the regions leading law firms, are recruiting a full time Legal Assistant to support our busy Company and Employment department in Peterborough.

Legal Assistants at Hegarty LLP provide support to our fee earners and assist with proactively progressing matters.

Excellent communication and client care skills are essential, as is the desire to support with tasks to achieve team and business objectives.

We invest in the development of our people and can offer long term career options.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of first draft documents for review by Fee Earners.
• Proof reading and correction of documents.
• Research and reporting.
• To deal with telephone enquiries on Department related matters and to provide routine advice where appropriate and to refer any other queries to the Fee Earners within the Department.
• To deal with routine correspondence as delegated by a Fee Earner within the Department and to reply to incoming correspondence as appropriate.
• To assist the Fee Earners within the Department with regard to the review of the Departmental files in order to ensure that progress is made on a timely basis and to chase up outstanding issues where appropriate.
  
  

Person Specification:

• Law Degree essential.
• Great attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Excellent use of Microsoft Office products.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and ensure that challenging deadlines are met.
• Maintains a positive attitude, self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• Take opportunities to develop and stretch yourself and be passionate about developing your career in the legal environment.
  
  

In return we are offering:

• A competitive salary in line with your previous experience
• 25 days holiday year in addition to Bank Holidays, rising to 27 days after 5 years service
• Additional paid time off at Christmas
• Birthday off as paid holiday each year
• Ability to buy and sell holiday
• Pension scheme
• Death in service benefit of twice the annual salary
• Bonus scheme
• Long service awards
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
  
  

For further information please contact Jo Hepplewhite on 01733 295 651 or to apply, please email your CV to

Please note we are unable to accept unsolicited applications via agencies for this role

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