Team Leader

Job Title Team Leader

Location London

Salary £42,000 - £45,000

THE FIRM

Our client is a top national law firm with around 90 Partners and over 900 staff. Many of their lawyers and teams are Tier 1 / Band 1 ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers.

Although rankings are impressive, this award-winning firm also prides itself on their reputation for the care and development of their staff. This is a business that offers a supportive and professional working environment to hundreds of people across multiple offices in the UK.

Working at this firm will mean you receive:

• Genuine and supported career progression opportunities
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Excellent holiday allowance
• Ongoing mentoring and training
• Good work/life balance with flexible working arrangements

THE ROLE

This role is a senior administration role within the firm and pivotal to the success of the business.

Line managing a team of 5-10 administrators, you will bring a positive approach to supporting business change and be proactive about the team’s adoption of policies and processes.

Main responsibilities:

• Line manage a team of administrators of
• Manage team performance and attendance / absence
• 1:1 team meetings, reviews and appraisals
• Ensure clear communications between administration teams and the rest of the business.
• Design and manage delivery of training to the wider business support team
• Manage internal delivery of policies, best practices and training guides.
• Oversee delivery of team’s personal development plans.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for an experienced Team Leader who has exceptional organisational and communication skills.

The ideal applicant will possess the following

• Experience of leading a team (preferably in professional or financial services)
• Experience in coordinating a team’s workflow
• Confident delegating tasks and working with team members to ensure tasks are completed on time
• Customer service focused
• Excellent communication skills
• Creative thinking, able to take initiative and problem solve
• Confident using and learning IT systems and software

THE OFFER

The salary scale (based on experience) is £42k-£45k

We offer a substantial benefits package to all employees including:

• A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an additional 5 days)
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Generous pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health
• Life assurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme