Salary: £21,000 - £24,000 per annum  DOE

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a legal assistant to support the Dispute Resolution    department in their day-to-day duties on a full-time basis at our Brighton/Hove office.

The role will be working with the very busy Landlord and Tenant sub-team and you will be an integral part of the team from day one.

 Key duties and responsibilities will include:

• To ensure information, documents and correspondence relating to cases are processed quickly and accurately as directed by fee earners
• To attend to clients both on the telephone and in person, ensuring accurate messages are passed on without unnecessary delay
• Typing up letters and dealing with tasks provided through our dictation system as part of these duties
• To make appointments, arrange meetings and maintain an up-to-date diary for the fee earners
• Drafting routine letters and documents, e.g. cost update letters to client, applying for identity documents, dealing with file opening and handling administrative tasks, etc.
• Keeping track of land registry applications and applying for land registry documents and monitoring the same
• Monitoring client ledgers, paying invoices, billing, maintaining costs information
• Preparing bundles and organising files on case management systems
• Photocopying and filing
• File opening and client care matters including AML requirements
• Paying invoices and monitoring finances

The successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail complimented with the ability to manage multiple activities. You will be organised and methodical with a can-do attitude. 

You will be able to evidence good interpersonal skills as you will be liaising with clients on a regular basis.  An essential criterion is good working knowledge of IT systems, a good typing speed would be beneficial.  Understanding our regulatory framework would be an advantage. 

We offer competitive pay and benefits and reward excellence and performance.  We believe in promoting a healthy work life balance to support your well-being presenting the following benefits:

• Competitive annual leave
• Private medical cover
• Life insurance
• Company pension
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Enhanced paternity pay
• Hybrid working
• Working hours of 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday
• Dog friendly office days

Thank you for your interest in this role, due to the significant number of applicants we expect to receive, we are unable to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us within two weeks, please note on this occasion we will not being pursuing your application any further.