Legal Assistant – Derby Office
24 Iron Gate, Derby, DE1 3GP
Family Law Group is a leading firm of Solicitors with a diverse workforce spread over 12 offices, specialising in all areas of family law. If you have a strong desire to make a positive difference, then we are the firm for you.
We are seeking a motivated and organised Legal Assistant to join our busy family law team within our Derby office. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced legal environment and is committed to providing outstanding administrative and client support.
You will play a key role in supporting a fee earner with the day-to-day management of cases, to include tasks such as preparing and proofreading legal documents, drafting court forms, preparing bundles, managing diaries, booking appointments and updating files on the firms’ case management system.
You will be joining an exceptional team headed up by some of the leading lawyers in this specialist area of law and a firm that has clear values and principles, to enable its lawyers to achieve the best possible outcomes for their clients.
Key Requirements
- Previous experience as a Legal Assistant preferably in family law.
- Providing support to solicitors.
- Liaising professionally with clients, barristers, courts and other professionals.
- Managing diaries and scheduling appointments
- Filing documents with the court and monitoring deadlines.
- Handling incoming telephone calls and email enquiries.
- Assisting with billing, file management and general office administration.
- Maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information with discretion.
- Professional, empathetic and client-focused approach.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team.
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The desire to help the team to grow and develop
- To build strong relationships with clients and your colleagues
What we Offer
- The chance to work at an Investors in People Gold Standard Accredited Law Firm
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays plus the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days holiday at the start of each year
- Contributory pension scheme
- Membership of Employee Ownership Trust and bonus scheme after qualifying period
- Cycle2Work Scheme
- Great company events, including an annual weekend conference where all offices get together and firmwide Charity Fundraising Events
- Advanced Employee Assistance Programme with legal, financial and wellbeing advice and counselling available 24/7/365 via the telephone or via the My Healthy Advantage App
- Medicash Healthcare Cover after completion of probation
- The opportunity to join an ever-growing Diverse and Inclusive Team with an excellent company culture
- Remote working available 2 days per week after probation and training has been completed.
Salary
This is a full-time permanent position to work Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Salary based on experience.
To apply please submit your CV and covering letter via email to Katy Quinn, HR Manager: [email protected]or via the link on Indeed.
At Family Law Group we pride ourselves in finding the best available talent and encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. For some of our vacancies we receive a high volume of applications and therefore may need to close this advert early. Your current employer will not be contacted for references until you have accepted any job offer. All job offers are subject to the receipt of satisfactory references.
Note to recruitment agencies:
We hire the majority of our talent directly, by word of mouth or via referrals. On occasions, we will look for external support and will release vacancies to our recently reviewed Preferred Suppliers List.
Work Location: In person
