Legal Support Assistant

Stephens Scown; Truro; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Birthday leave

Private medical insurance

Group life assurance

Wellbeing support

3 extra days paid leave to supportgood

Birthday leave

Job summary

Stephens Scown is seeking a highly organised Legal Support Assistant to join our Property Litigation Team in Truro. You’ll support legal advisors and fee earners, handling a broad range of administrative tasks to ensure smooth case progression and excellent client service.

The role requires proactive collaboration, strong attention to detail, and experience in a legal or professional services environment. A positive, flexible, team-focused attitude is essential, with opportunities for training

Qualifications

• Previous administrative experience within a legal or professional services environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• A proactive approach with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and case management systems.
• A positive, flexible and team-focused attitude.
• A commitment to providing exceptional client service.

Responsibilities

• File and account administration from opening through to closure.
• Preparing bundles.
• Assisting with post.
• Liaising with clients, courts, barristers and other third parties.
• Managing diaries, arranging meetings and coordinating appointments.
• Handling incoming communications and directing queries appropriately.
• Assisting with billing processes, expenses and financial administration.
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with firm procedures.
• Providing general administrative support to the wider Property Litigation team.

Skills

Excellent communication

Strong organizational skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

Case management systems

Job description

At Stephens Scown, every day is what we make it. So we make it matter. Doing notable work for notable clients, building our skills with talented people and having a positive impact on our communities sits at the heart of everything we do.

We don’t just say it, we live it. Our commitment to our people, clients and communities runs through our DNA. We are employee-owned, we are a Certified B CorporationTM, and we are featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026 list – ensuring our culture and ethos of going above and beyond for our people, our colleagues and our communities is recognised nationally.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and proactive Legal Support Assistant to join our successful and growing Property Litigation Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced professional environment and takes pride in delivering outstanding support to colleagues and clients alike.

As a Legal Support Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting our Property Litigation Legal Advisors, helping to ensure the smooth and efficient running of matters while providing an excellent client experience.

You will work closely with fee earners and other members of the team, assisting with a broad range of administrative and legal support duties.

Key responsibilities will include:

• File and account administration from opening through to closure.
• Preparing bundles.
• Assisting with post
• Liaising with clients, courts, barristers and other third parties.
• Managing diaries, arranging meetings and coordinating appointments.
• Handling incoming communications and directing queries appropriately.
• Assisting with billing processes, expenses and financial administration.
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with firm procedures.
• Providing general administrative support to the wider Property Litigation team.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented and enjoys working collaboratively within a busy team.

You will ideally have:

• Previous administrative experience within a legal or professional services environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• A proactive approach with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and case management systems.
• A positive, flexible and team-focused attitude.
• A commitment to providing exceptional client service.

Experience within a litigation or property environment would be advantageous but is not essential.

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and an impressive array of benefits and rewards. Not least of these is through the Firm’s employee-ownership status, where every employee is listened to, helps to realise our vision and receives an equal share in our annual profit-share.
• Employee benefits – including 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and your birthday), private medical insurance, group life assurance, access to a comprehensive range of wellbeing support, and three additional days’ paid leave to support good causes.
• Progression opportunities – including, regular training, qualification options, mentorship, and continued professional development.

Why Stephens Scown?

Working here is something else entirely. It’s a place where we can step up to tough challenges with people so good they inspire us to be better. We proudly work in a beautiful part of the country, go beyond expectations and achieve things that matter.

Owning It Matters…

We’re the UK’s first major employee-owned law firm. But more than this, we’re people-centred, people-powered. We do what it takes to help each other overcome every challenge. Whatever’s happening in the world, empowering our people is what matters.

Our communities and colleagues give us a lot to be thankful for. So we try to make them feel as valued as our clients. Whether we’re digging deep and giving our time and money, picking up rubbish from our streets and beaches, at Stephens Scown, if it’s right, it matters.

We might have the expertise of a top city firm, but outside our offices there’s not a skyscraper in sight. Whether we’re getting to know our clients on our local beach or having fun in the park with colleagues, we’re all about living a life enriched by work. Making the fun matter.

At Stephens Scown, we believe that a diverse workforce delivers better results for our clients and creates a happier workplace where everyone feels valued and appreciated. Therefore we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, abilities and beliefs.

All offers of employment at Stephens Scown are subject to Basic level of Disclosure and Barring Service check. Any information gathered in relation to the DBS process is held in in accordance with all relevant data protection regulations. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of your offences. At interview, or in a separate discussion, we ensure that an open and measured discussion takes place on the subject of any offences or other matter that might be relevant to the position. Failure to reveal information that is directly relevant to the position sought could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment. We make every subject of a DBS Disclosure aware of the existence of the DBS Code of Practice.

Legal Support Assistant

Property Litigation

Full Time

Truro

Contract Type: Permanent

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