Legal Support Assistant

Legal Support AssistantFind out exactly what skills, experience, and qualifications you will need to succeed in this role before applying below.TelfordPermanent26,200Monday to Friday 9am 5.15pm, 36.25 hours per week25 days holiday + Bank Holidays and other benefitsWe are currently working with a well-known and established law firm based in Telford who are looking for a Legal Support Assistant to join their personal injury department on a permanent basis. The main function of this role is to provide enhanced support to the Fee Earners to enable them to operate at optimum efficiency.Duties will include but are not limited to:Liaise with Legal Support Services team on matters as required relation to file opening and dictationGather the initial client details electronicallyDay to day typing of letters, memoranda, monthly reports, bill, file notes etc.To be a point of contact for clients in the absence of the Fee Earner and to answer incoming callsMaintaining diary systems where appropriate along with arranging and booking of meetings.Prepare post and correspondence as requiredFile preparation, maintenance and updating client filesMonitor movement of documents and files including any backlogAssist with the payment and processing of invoices.Assisting with monthly billing.Ensuring compliance with quality standards and the firms policies in general.Working as part of a team to ensure that effective secretarial cover is maintained.Deal with client information with the utmost Confidentiality.Other support services including but not limited to taking minutes of meetings and initiating and replaying to correspondence on routine matters.Skills and ExperienceTo be considered for this position, you will have previous experience in a similar Legal Assistant role, with excellent verbal and written communication skills. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a high level of self-management and initiative, providing a professional, efficient, and confidential service at all times. You will play a key part in ensuring clients receive a consistently high-quality and friendly service.The application process:Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours .If you do not hear from us within this time your details wont be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.About UsPrince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client.Whether youre seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract youll find us easy to deal with.Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales.Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment.With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.Reference: DE26711TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2025-10-10