What you’ll do
We're looking for a Legal Support Assistant to join our Property Litigation team in Exeter. This is an opportunity to join a busy and friendly team, providing support across a wide range of property dispute matters while developing your skills within a legal environment.
Working closely with fee earners across our offices, you'll play an important role in helping the team deliver an efficient and seamless service to clients. You'll support lawyers with a variety of administrative, secretarial and PA duties, becoming a key part of the team's day-to-day operation.
Your responsibilities will include managing diaries, preparing and formatting legal documents, handling correspondence, digital dictation, file management, liaising with clients and assisting with general administrative tasks. You'll also work alongside colleagues across the wider Property Litigation team and provide occasional support with departmental activities and events.
This is a varied role that offers plenty of opportunity to learn, build strong working relationships and gain exposure to a specialist area of law, making it ideal for someone looking to establish and grow their career in legal support.
Who you are
We're looking for someone who is organised, proactive and enjoys working as part of a busy team. Ideally, you'll have previous administration or secretarial experience and be confident managing a range of tasks, often balancing competing priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Experience in a legal setting would be beneficial, but it isn't essential. We're interested to hear from candidates who are looking to build a career in legal support and who can bring strong transferable skills from an office-based administrative role.
You'll be a strong communicator with a professional and friendly approach, comfortable building relationships with colleagues and clients alike. You'll also be confident using Microsoft Office and other systems, with a willingness to learn new processes and ways of working.
Most importantly, you'll bring a positive attitude, a strong team ethic and a genuine desire to learn. In return, you'll have the opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive Property Litigation team, with training and mentoring to help you grow in the role.
Your Career. Our Commitment.
At Ashfords, we believe in more than just doing great work - we believe in building a great place to work.
When you join us, you become part of a team where everything we do is underpinned by our four core values: Be Open, Think Team, Make a Difference and Always Grow. These values shape who we are and how we work - they guide our decisions, influence our culture, and drive the way we support our people, clients and communities.
With a clear focus on innovation, community involvement, and supporting a healthy work-life balance, we are committed to building an environment where our people can have a rewarding and meaningful career.
Whilst we recognise that every career journey is unique, we will be ambitious for you, giving you the tools, trust, and opportunities to develop your career, your way.
Our goal? To help you realise your full potential as part of a forward-thinking team.
Our offer
We know that our people are at the heart of everything we do – and that’s why we’re committed to supporting your wellbeing, growth and work-life balance.
Beyond our benefits package, you’ll be encouraged, no matter what your role or career level, to get involved in our Responsible Business programme, where you’ll support initiatives such as charity fundraising, environmental causes and our employee led diversity and inclusion groups.
You can find out more about our benefits by visiting the Reward & Wellbeing page on our website.
What’s next?
Our recruitment process typically involves two stages, which are designed not only to explore your skills and experience but also to give you a real insight into what it’s like to work at Ashfords. Throughout the process, our dedicated Talent Attraction team will be here to support you every step of the way.
We believe that building a firm with a wide range of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences drives innovation and strengthens our teams, and we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
To support your growth, we offer ongoing training and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential – so even if you don’t feel you match all the requirements of the job role, we’d still love to hear from you.
At Ashfords, we’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to succeed.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or would like to discuss anything regarding your application, please contact us at [email protected].
Apply now, and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
