Legal Assistant
We are looking for a proactive and highly organised legal assistant to support our Family team.
About Us:
Pictons is a well-established firm committed to delivering high quality legal services with a client focused approach.
Location: Caddington/Tring/Milton Keynes
Salary: Market Rate
Job Type: Full time
Reports to: Head of Family
Role Overview
The successful candidate will support fee earners with a wide range of administrative and client-facing tasks, helping to deliver a high standard of legal services across all aspects oflaw.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide administrative and legal support to solicitors and other fee earners
- Provide administrative and legal support to solicitors and other fee earners
- Prepare correspondence and legal documentation, including court forms and bundles.
- Manage diaries, book appointments and hearings, and liaise with clients, counsel, courts and other third parties.
- Handle client queries with professionalism and empathy,maintainingexcellent client care standards.
- File management including opening and closing files, document filing (electronic and paper), andmaintainingaccuraterecords.
- Support with billing and file audits asrequired.
- Maintain confidentiality and ensure compliance with regulatory and internal policy and procedures.
- Support the team in business development and marketing initiatives.
- Ad hoc
Key Skills and Experience
- Previousexperience as a legal assistant or secretarydesirable
- Strong administrative and organisational skills with excellent attention to details.
- Confident in working with case management systems and Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues at all levels.
- Understanding of the sensitive nature of family and litigation matters and ability to deal with such matters professional and compassionately.
- Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
What We Offer
- A friendly and supportive working environment.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- The opportunity to be part of a growing and client-focused legal practice.
If you are a people-orientated professional with a passion for excellent client service, we would love to hear from you.
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