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SalaryWe are seeking a full time Legal Assistant to join our Property Litigation team in our Bedford Row office.
The Role
You will assist the department on litigation and dispute resolution cases, as part of a busy and successful team. Your work will include property management advice; possession proceedings, debt recovery claims and the opportunity to support lawyers on a wide variety of other litigious matters.
You will be undertaking chargeable work as a fee earner with a personal time and fee target and non-chargeable work that may include, but is not limited to, preparing reports for clients, providing assistance with marketing activities and undertaking appropriate training.
Technical skills and expertise
Experience within an office environment and previous litigation experience are desirable but not essential. You will be expected to be largely self-supporting in regard to typing and administration and you will demonstrate excellent IT and keyboard skills in addition to literacy, numeracy and attention to detail. You will manage multiple files to strict deadlines and will require strong organisational and time management skills.
Your career development
Russell-Cooke’s lawyers are rounded professional advisers with strong commercial awareness and a commitment to exceeding client expectations. All our lawyers benefit from our cohort based career development programme. We understand the importance of building an internal network and have developed this excellent cohort programme to allow our lawyers to work together across practice areas and share their knowledge, experiences and networks.
At each stage of your career, and as you move through the cohorts, a bespoke training programme will be provided to support you with your development and progression.
Salary and benefits
We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.
For more information or to apply please follow the link on the portal.
We welcome direct applications. If you would like any further information about the firm please contact a member of the HR team. We would be keen to have an initial confidential discussion with interested candidates. Please note we are NOT accepting agency submissions for this role.
We have a diverse workforce and aim to attract high calibre applicants that reflect the demography of our geographical location and client base. Individuals will be employed solely on merit and the requirement of the position. No applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender Identity or religion. Reasonable adjustments will be made to eliminate or reduce disadvantage.
