Legal Assistant in Eastleigh, Hampshire

We are seeking a Legal Assistant to join our Financial Services Litigation department based out of our offices in Chandlers Ford. You will work between our Litigation and conveyancing teams, to undertake a first-class service for the firm's lender clients.

More about us: Formed via a merger in 2020, Moore Barlow recently launched its refreshed brand and firmly positioned itself as a leading regional law firm. We are featured in The Times Best Law Firms 2024 list, and consistently achieve recognition for the quality of our services in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. We strive to develop long-term working relationships with our clients by ensuring that we deliver our services with empathy, expertise, and a Human-First approach. We are now 450 people, including 272 lawyers and 72 Partners, with offices across the South-East and London.

Day to day, the focus of this role is to provide support to the team's fee-earners on various day-to-day tasks, with the prospect to progress your skills and potential to get more involved. This role would be well suited to a proactive and confident individual with strong administration skills and high attention to detail. You will be working within a fun and collaborative team who value each other's support and input.

Our Legal Assistants play a crucial role in our team, handling both chargeable and non-chargeable work while managing their own responsibilities and supporting other fee earners with more complex matters. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in both litigation and transactional work, including:

• Scanning and organising paperwork.
• Managing billing processes.
• Opening and closing legal files.
• Handling incoming and outgoing post and correspondence.
• Assisting with mortgage repossession cases, including issuing claims, preparing witness statements and hearing bundles, and liaising with the courts.
• Assisting with property transactions, including assisting with contract packs, exchange, and completion paperwork and liaising with the clients and the Land Registry.
• Adhering to client service agreements and preparing management information.
• Providing efficient and clear communication to clients and colleagues, keeping them informed.
• Assisting and supporting team members with tasks as needed.

About you: First and foremost, we are a welcoming team who look for the same. Therefore, you will ideally be an individual who is open, flexible and excited about learning new things. Perhaps you are a law graduate looking to kick-start your career with your first legal support role, or an experienced administrator who is seeking a brand new challenge. Either way, you should have a passion for excellent client service and naturally take an organised and efficient approach to your work.

Whilst some prior legal or admin experience would be great, we are keen to hear from those who have related work or study experience and can demonstrate an interest in this line of work. If you have this experience and are keen to develop your career, then we’d strongly encourage you to apply.