Office Assistant

Tlt Llp; Manchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

private medical insurance

Hybrid working

Job summary

TLT is a leading UK law firm with offices across the country. We are seeking an Office Assistant to support fee earners with administrative tasks, manage files and respond to client queries in the absence of fee earners, while ensuring timely, accurate work within service standards.

You will handle filing, documentation organisation, document scanning, and ad hoc office requests. The role offers a hybrid working pattern and a supportive environment focused on client service.

Responsibilities

• Filing at regular intervals
• Support the fee earners with administrative tasks and action work as delegated by team supervisor
• Provide telephone support and deal with client queries in fee earners absence
• Opening new instructions accurately and within service standards
• File closing
• Organising documentation in the office
• Arranging for post to be filed away
• Arranging Partner signature and scanning of documents where we have a PO in place
• Assisting on post completion tasks
• Sending original completion documents to clients
• Liaising with fee earners to review documentation ahead of sending deeds to archives
• Scanning/photocopying
• Assisting the team with any ad hoc office requests
• To complete all allocated tasks within the required timeframe and to the required level of accuracy
• Effective record keeping
• Effective telephone communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Be client focused

Job description

As an Office Assistant, you will be responsible for the following:

• Filing at regular intervals
• To support the fee earners with administrative tasks and action work as delegated by team supervisor
• Provide telephone support and deal with client queries in fee earners absence
• Opening new instructions accurately and within service standards
• File closing
• Organising documentation in the office
• Arranging for post to be filed away
• Arranging Partner signature and scanning of documents where we have a PO in place
• Assisting on post completion tasks
• Sending original completion documents to clients
• Liaising with fee earners to review documentation ahead of sending deeds to archives
• Scanning/photocopying
• Assisting the team with any ad hoc office requests
• To complete all allocated tasks within the required timeframe and to the required level of accuracy
• Effective record keeping
• Effective telephone communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Be client focused

Company Overview

We are one of the UK's largest real estate groups, with a team of over 180, advising on thousands of transactions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each year. Clients instruct us for this experience, our depth of expertise and sector know-how. Many of our real estate partners are independently recognised as leading individuals in the field by the legal industry's annual directory rankings. Clients including many in-house lawyers trust us with both 'high profile' and business as usual work.

About TLT

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. Over the last few years TLT's successful growth, delivery of high-quality work and support for colleagues has been consistently recognised by The Times and at the Legal Business, The Lawyer and British Legal Awards. Our ambition is to create opportunities for what comes next for our clients, recognised as their 1st tier adviser and being valued for our values. We do this in our unique way by creating social value and a dynamic environment where our people are curious, creative and ambitious for their success. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute to the success of TLT.

Salary & Benefits

You will receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review.

You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance. At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We're happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role.

• 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service)
• private medical insurance