Team Assistant

Burges Salmon LLP; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Bristol is looking for a Team Assistant to support the Banking and Finance department. The role involves document management, client onboarding, and administrative support. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and experience with Microsoft Office. The firm promotes a supportive culture and offers excellent career development opportunities along with a competitive rewards package.

Benefits

Firm-wide bonus scheme

Discounted local gym memberships

Free health check with BUPA

Contribution to annual eye tests and glasses

2 volunteering days a year

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles.
• Effective communication abilities.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office is essential.
• Eagerness to learn and grow.
• Capacity to work as part of a team.
• Strong organizational skills and workload management.

Responsibilities

• Support lawyers with document production and coordination.
• Proofread documents for consistency and standards.
• Handle digital dictation and client onboarding.
• Manage accounts, billing, and travel arrangements.

Skills

Proven administrative experience

Good communication skills

High level of attention to detail

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Enthusiasm and willingness to learn

Team player

Strong organisational skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

iManage

Aderant

Job description

Are you seeking a new challenge in an administrative role which offers top class training, a tailored career development programme and a competitive salary? Look no further. We are recruiting a Team Assistant to join our Banking and Finance department in Bristol.

As a Legal Team Assistant at Burges Salmon, you will actively contribute to the smooth running of your department. The successful candidate will support lawyers on a wide range of tasks, including: full production of documents, co-ordinating changes made by lawyers and proof reading to ensure high standards and consistency, digital dictation, client onboarding, accounts, billing, and co-ordinating travel arrangements.

We offer every new starter a thorough induction and excellent training on our in house legal systems (including iManage and Aderant). Knowledge of these specific systems is not essential but we do require a confident working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

To be a successful Team Assistant, we are looking for candidates who have:

• Proven administrative experience
• Good communication skills
• A high level of attention to detail
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn
• A great team player
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to priorities your own workload
  
  

What do we offer you?

• A collaborative and friendly environment. We respect and recognise every single one of our people for what they do
• We provide support on your professional and personal development.
• Supportive and inclusive culture
• 2 volunteering days a year
• A brilliant rewards package including a firm-wide bonus scheme, discounted local gym memberships, free health check with BUPA and contribution to annual eye tests and cost of glasses.
  
  

About Burges Salmon

Our six core values – Ambition, Collaboration, Commitment, Fairness, Quality and Respect - are at the heart of everything we do and help to shape our unique culture. As well as high quality work and exciting development opportunities, we offer our people a professional, friendly and sociable working environment with a real sense of community.

A full overview of all the benefits of working at Burges Salmon can be found on the ‘working at Burges Salmon' section of our careers page.

We are delighted to have been named RollOnFriday's 'Best Law Firm to Work At' 2025, for the fourth year in a row, and also named as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2023. Our commitment to excellence has recently been recognised by the IIP, which awarded us Platinum certification for investment in people.

It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident Leader we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

For any questions regarding the role, or to discuss any reasonable adjustments, please contact Katarina Athanasakos at [email protected]

To submit an application for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply Now' button.

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