Legal Support Assistant in Spennymoor

Evans & Co. is a local law firm, with offices in Spennymoor and Ferryhill with plans to expand.

We offer a wide range of legal services to an increasingly growing client base.

Applications are sought for a highly motivated, proactive, and experienced member of the legal administration to work predominantly from our Ferryhill office.

You will take a flexible approach to working across legal services and support the improvement of the administrative processes for service through the use of electronic systems.

This position does not require a law degree, administration experience is essential.

The successful candidate

This is a on site/Office based role

• 1.Previous experience in dealing with clients/customers face to face and by telephone;
• 2. Ability to work in a team;
• 3. Experience of working to tight deadlines in a potentially stressful environment;
• 4. Competence of Office IT Systems, ideally word & outlook;
• 5. Prior experience in Office Diary Management;
• 6. Excellent Organisational & Communication Skills;
• 7. Excellent audio & copy typing skills;
• 8. An ability to keep large amounts of personal information confidential.
• 9. Strong training ethic;
• 10. Sense of humour

• 1. Prior experience in formatting and working on large complex documents;
• 2. Prior experience in dealing with confidential documents;
• 3. Preparing files for billing;
• 5. Prior experience in working in a law office;
• 6. Prior experience in general legal file management, to include making calls to clients on behalf of the fee earners.

Hours

9.00 – 17-00 for five days per week.

Holidays

In excess of Living Wage - dependent on experience

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