Legal Practice Assistant

Torque Law; Upper Poppleton; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist employment law firm located in Upper Poppleton is seeking a full-time Legal Practice Assistant. The role provides essential administrative support across various business and legal tasks, ensuring smooth operations and excellent client service. Candidates should possess clear communication skills, proficiency in Office apps, and the ability to work under high standards of accuracy. The position is office-based, with hours of 37.5 per week, and offers a salary of £28,000.00 per annum plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
• Good working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Capable of working effectively as part of a team and independently when needed.
• Ability to work with high standards of accuracy and use own initiative.
• Willingness to undertake all relevant training.

Responsibilities

• Providing support to Partners, Fee Earners, and the Practice Manager across various tasks.
• Assisting with client matters and ensuring smooth office operations.
• Administration on legal matters, including document preparation and compliance.
• Creating engaging content for social media and promotional materials.
• Assisting with basic marketing tasks and event preparation.

Skills

Clear communication

Working knowledge of Outlook

Working knowledge of Word

Working knowledge of Excel

Working knowledge of PowerPoint

Teamwork

Independent work

High accuracy standards

Tools

MS Forms

Canva

Mailchimp

WordPress

Job description

Legal Practice Assistant

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Location: Upper Poppleton, York. This is a full‑time office‑based role, with home working available in exceptional circumstances and by prior agreement.
Salary: £28,000.00 per annum + benefits

Torque Law is a specialist employment law practice based just outside York, named Niche Law Firm of the Year at the 2024 Yorkshire Legal Awards and Featured in the Times Best Law Firms List 2025, the firm was established by Tiggy Clifford and Emma Whiting in 2016. Now a 15‑strong team, we offer HR legal advice to employers and senior executives, advise on settlement agreements and business immigration and provide employment law training.

We are seeking a full‑time Legal Practice Assistant to join our busy team and provide essential administrative support. This role is integral to ensuring smooth operations and delivering excellent client service.

Core Responsibilities

Providing support to Partners, Fee Earners, and the Practice Manager across a wide range of business and legal administrative activities. This includes assistance with client matters as well as practice‑related tasks to ensure the smooth running of the office. This diverse role encompasses a wide variety of responsibilities, including but not limited to:

Administration

• Administration on legal matters: scanning, reviewing and collating documents, preparing bundles of documents.
• Answer and direct phone calls professionally and efficiently.
• New client/matter administration: compliance checks, engagement letters, preparing advice notes, file closure paperwork and archiving, general file administration.
• Assist with the preparation of bills.
• General office administration and assistance.

Marketing & Events

• Create engaging content for social media, newsletters, and promotional materials.
• Prepare and send mailers to clients and subscribers.
• Assist with basic marketing tasks, including updating content and supporting promotional initiatives.
• Assistance with event preparation: PowerPoint presentations, printing handouts, name badges and other literature.

Skills / Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
• Good working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Capable of working effectively as part of a team and independently when needed.
• Ability to work with high standards of accuracy and use own initiative.
• Willingness to undertake all relevant training.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of MS Forms, Canva, Mailchimp and WordPress.
• Previous experience in a legal or professional services environment.
• Familiarity with case management systems - you will receive training on our case management system (Leap).

Application

Interested? Please apply with your updated CV.