Legal Support Assistant

Legal Support Assistant Based at our Peacehaven office Permanent, full-time (37.5hours per week on a rota basis) Let us introduce ourselves Mayo Wynne Baxter has over 200 staff and Partners across our Sussex offices and have been providing advice to the people of Sussex and beyond for over 150 years. We are proud of our heritage and our strong reputation in Sussex, but we have clients based across the globe. you will be joining a firm that prides itself on delivering exceptional service to our clients and to each other, in a friendly and supportive way. We believe that we are stronger together and that our differences make us strong. We know that we are all more effective and perform at our best when we can completely be ourselves, and that the more diverse perspectives we have, the more we are able to learn, grow and thrive. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, not just in employment but to our clients, prospective clients, visitors, and those who provide services to us and to our clients We believe in trusting our people to make the right decisions for themselves, from when and where you work, to how you dress; we focus on outputs. What we can offer you Not only do we offer a competitive salary, as you would expect from one of the best law firms in the South East, but we also commit to creating a sustainable life work balance (yes, life comes first). We offer a health and wellbeing plan that gives you discounts at various shops, cinemas and gyms and cash back on certain medical expenses, plus an additional days holiday off for your birthday We encourage the personal development of all our staff by rewarding ambition and offering tailored training and excellent career progression opportunities. Meet the Legal Support Team Our large Legal Support team comprises of nearly 40 employees including 17 Legal Support Assistants, and also our IT, Archive and Database and Compliance teams. The firm has an ambitious growth strategy over the next 3 years having recently joined Ampa - the UKs leading group of legal and professional services companies. As a result of this merger, our clients now have access to more than 900 experts across the group. These include new service areas such as planning, cyber security, data protection and risk management, to name a few. The opportunity This is an exceptional opportunity for a Legal Support Assistant to join our team, mainly based in our Peacehaven office and other offices on occasion. You are likely to have previous administrative knowledge and good client care experience. Your key duties will be document handling managing the firms post proof reading letters and documents scanning, binding, copying, bundle copying making appointments, arranging meetings greeting and welcoming clients collecting and franking outgoing post Skills and experience you will have previous administrative experience, either in a law firm or another office environment high degree of efficiency and accuracy Key competencies you will need excellent organisational and prioritising skills the ability to work in a busy team excellent communication and client service skills We have offices in Crawley, East Grinstead, Lewes, Brighton, Eastbourne, Seaford, Peacehaven, Storrington and Chichester. This role will mainly be based at our Peacehaven office but may require you to attend other offices from time to time. Equal opportunities MWB encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to join our team. We seek to engage a diverse workforce, focusing on inclusivity and fair treatment for all. We oppose all forms of discrimination and promote equality of opportunity in everything we do. We can make reasonable adjustments for applicants and employees with a disability so please let us know about any specific needs and requirements ADZN1_UKTJ