Legal Support Assistant

Boyes Turner; Reading; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution

Job summary

A prestigious law firm in Reading is seeking a dedicated individual to provide high-quality support to fee earners within the Private Wealth team. Key responsibilities include managing client enquiries, maintaining client files, and supporting billing processes. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a legal environment, strong communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively. This role offers benefits like 25 days holiday and a pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a legal or professional services environment, ideally supporting fee earners.
• Ability to manage tasks without close supervision.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and on individual tasks.
• Effective interpersonal skills, enabling positive working relationships with colleagues, clients and external contacts.
• Experience dealing with high value or sensitive client matters, demonstrating discretion, tact and sound judgement at all times.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within a team as well as confidently on individual tasks.
• Excellent IT skills plus good knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Excel spreadsheets)

Responsibilities

• Handle incoming telephone enquiries professionally.
• Produce accurate documentation and reports in line with office procedures.
• Provide comprehensive diary management support for partners and senior fee earners.
• Produce accurate documentation, reports, and correspondence in line with office procedures and precedents, meeting agreed timescales and client service standards.
• Maintain client files in good order and ensure clients receive regular updates on the progress of their matters, as required by the supervising fee earner.
• Open new client files in accordance with firm procedures, including preparation of risk assessments and letters of engagement.
• Support the billing process, including preparing billing guides for fee earners and issuing invoices to clients.
• Process BACs forms on behalf of fee earners.
• Maintaining and updating InterAction records for the department.
• Provide comprehensive diary management support for partners and senior fee earners, including scheduling meetings, organising lunches and appointments, coordinating availability across the team and ensuring arrangements run smoothly.
• Uphold a consistently high standard of work to support and enhance the firm’s professional reputation.
• 25 days holiday
• Pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution and the employee pays 4%

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Excellent IT skills

Ability to work independently

Experience dealing with high value or sensitive client matters

Tech proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Excel

InterAction

BACs processing

Job description

Provide high‑quality support to fee earners within the Private Wealth team, ensuring the smooth delivery of client services and comprehensive administrative assistance across the department.

The candidate must be comfortable dealing directly with HNW and UHNW clients, demonstrating exceptional professionalism, discretion and confidence in all communications.

Experience/ Attributes required

• Previous experience in a legal or professional services environment, ideally supporting fee earners within a Private Wealth, Wills, Trusts or similar practice area.
• Ability to work independently and manage tasks without close supervision, following instructions and protocols set by senior fee earners.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and professionally.
• Effective interpersonal skills, enabling positive working relationships with colleagues, clients and external contacts.
• Experience dealing with high value or sensitive client matters, demonstrating discretion, tact and sound judgement at all times.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within a team as well as confidently on individual tasks.
• Excellent IT skills plus good knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Excel spreadsheets)

Work type

• Handle incoming telephone enquiries from both new and existing clients in a professional and timely manner.
• Make outbound calls to clients and third parties as directed by fee earners.
• Build and maintain strong business relationships with clients, ensuring a high standard of service.
• Produce accurate documentation, reports, and correspondence in line with office procedures and precedents, meeting agreed timescales and client service standards.
• Maintain client files in good order and ensure clients receive regular updates on the progress of their matters, as required by the supervising fee earner.
• Open new client files in accordance with firm procedures, including preparation of risk assessments and letters of engagement.
• Support the billing process, including preparing billing guides for fee earners and issuing invoices to clients.
• Process BACs forms on behalf of fee earners.
• Maintaining and updating InterAction records for the department.
• Provide comprehensive diary management support for partners and senior fee earners, including scheduling meetings, organising lunches and appointments, coordinating availability across the team and ensuring arrangements run smoothly.
• Uphold a consistently high standard of work to support and enhance the firm’s professional reputation.
• 25 days holiday
• Pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution and the employee pays 4%