Legal Support Assistant

HCR Law; Northampton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Scottish Widows Pension Scheme

Support staff bonus scheme

Electric vehicle scheme

27 days annual leave

Happy People / Perks at Work

Cycle to Work scheme

Life Assurance

1/3 gym membership contribution

Flu vaccinations

Healthcare cash plan

Job summary

HCR in Northampton is seeking a highly organised Legal Support Assistant to join our busy Private Client team. You will back solicitors handling wills, probate, trusts and powers of attorney with precise admin and a client‑facing approach.

Based in our Northampton office and reporting to the Legal Support Manager, you will provide in‑depth business support to Partners and fee earners, helping draft documents, manage diaries and liaise with clients and third parties.

Qualifications

• Adaptable and personable telephone etiquette with client-facing experience.
• Proactive nature with excellent attention to detail in all tasks.
• Strong administration experience with PA duties.
• Experience in a legal, medical or professional services environment; Private Client sector desirable.
• Proficient IT skills in Microsoft Office, including Excel.

Responsibilities

• Proactive diary management for allocated fee earners.
• Preparing correspondence and documents via audio typing and word processing.
• Drafting and formatting letters, documents and forms.
• Being the first point of contact for clients.
• Liaising with third parties such as banks, Probate Registry and HMRC.
• Administrative and business support for allocated fee earners, anticipating team needs.
• Assisting with preparation of all financial transactions as required.

Skills

Client facing

Attention to detail

PA duties

Legal/Professional services

MS Office Excel

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for an organised and experienced individual to join our busy Private Client team. You will support our solicitors who deal with wills, probate, trusts, and powers of attorney, providing great administrative support and delivering kind, professional care to our clients.

About The Role

We are looking for an organised and experienced individual to join our busy Private Client team. You will support our solicitors who deal with wills, probate, trusts, and powers of attorney, providing great administrative support and delivering kind, professional care to our clients. Based in our Northampton office and reporting to the Legal Support Manager, you will provide in-depth business support to the Partners and fee earners within the team.

Responsibilities Of a Legal Support Assistant Include

• Proactive diary management for allocated fee earners.
• Preparing correspondence and documents through audio typing and word-processing.
• Drafting and formatting of letters, documents and forms.
• Being the first point of contact for clients.
• Liaising directly with third parties such as banks, the Probate Registry and HMRC.
• Administrative and business support for allocated fee earners, anticipating the teams needs where possible.
• Assisting with the preparation of all financial transactions as required.

About You

As a Legal Support Assistant you will have:

• An adaptable and personable telephone etiquette and experience of working in a client facing environment.
• Proactive nature and excellent attention to detail in all aspects of your work.
• Strong administration experience with a flair for PA duties.
• Experience within a legal, medical or professional services environment; former experience within the Private Client sector would be extremely desirable.
• Sound IT knowledge in Microsoft Office, including Excel.

About Us

Benefits of working with us as a Senior Legal Support Assistant:

• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
• Support staff bonus scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• 27 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Flu vaccinations
• Healthcare cash plan

Is HCR the smart move for you?

HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.

Why HCR people love their jobs

Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we’ll back your good ideas. Our “Passion for People” lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples’ energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.

What career progression will HCR offer you?

HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.

What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?

As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 60, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 800 lawyers and support staff, including more than 150 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.

With ten offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they’re located. We’ve expanded significantly in Birmingham, Cardiff and the Thames Valley, and our merger with Hewitsons resulted in a full service regional hub being established in the heart of the Waterside innovation area centre of Northampton. Our London and Cambridge continue to grow apace.

With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it.

As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are privileged to be an armed forces-friendly organisation.

We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process.

The HCR Resourcing Team is responsible for recruitment across the firm, and where possible will use direct hiring methods. We do work with a Preferred Supplier List, and where appropriate, we will release vacancies to those agencies who we deem most appropriate to support us. Only those agencies will be invited to submit candidates via our recruitment portal. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs sent to any employee or Partner of HCR will not be considered an introduction, and no fees will be applicable. Furthermore, we retain the right to pursue these candidates without query of ownership.