Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant

Shrewsbury

£25,000 plus 5 weeks holiday, enhanced pension, healthcare, death in service, buy/sell holidays, volunteering days plus more.

My prestigious client based in Shrewsbury is looking to recruit an experience Legal Assistant to join its well-established team.   The role is shared between 2 departments who both have enviable reputations and are both highly ranked in independent legal guides.

Key duties

• Providing partners, solicitors, and consultants with a high standard of service in the production and processing of legal documents and correspondence. 
• Carrying out various administration tasks including photocopying, filing, and scanning.
• Drafting engagement letters.
• Handling email and telephone enquiries and direct accordingly.
• Managing fee earner diaries.   
• Opening and closing Files as required by the teams.
• Cooperating with various internal teams including the marketing team on certain team and firm projects including on occasions assisting with marketing events.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Previous administration experience, preferably in a legal environment
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft office (word, excel and PowerPoint) and ideally DocuSign and adobe acrobat.
• Confident, with excellent communication skills at all levels
• You will have the ability to manage and prioritise your work; with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail. You should also be willing to learn new skills.

To apply for this role, please contact Sarah Dyehouse at Anderson Scott Solutions