Legal Assistant

The Eventus Recruitment Group are seeking a Legal Assistant or Executive Assistant to join a highly reputable Legal 500 firm that provides expert legal advice to business clients both regionally and nationally. They have offices in the North West and London and are looking for someone to join their Commercial Litigation team in their Manchester office. They offer a fantastic benefits package including an extra day off for your birthday and Christmas closure, private health care, death in service benefits and a very competitive salary.

Role Responsibilities

The incoming Legal Assistant or Executive Assistant will be providing administrative support to the Solicitors and Fee Earners in the Commercial Litigation department. Your responsibilities will include:

* File management including opening, updating, closing and archiving

* Carrying out AML and other compliance procedures

* Preparing document bundles and filing documents for court

* Diary management – ensuring all court dates and deadlines are diarised

* Producing and amending legal documents as required

* Liaising with clients and third parties

* Handling general administration duties including photocopying, scanning and post-handling

Person Specifications

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Legal Assistant, Legal Secretary or Executive Assistant. Ideally, you’ll have experience in a litigation department. However, we invite applications from experienced legal professionals within other disciplines.

To be considered for this job you will be able to demonstrate the following qualities:

* Professional

* Proactive

* Excellent organisation and time management skills

* Strong attention to detail

* Works well as part of a team

Benefits and Rewards

The role offers the opportunity to work within a highly regarded and well-established team on full-time, permanent basis. This firm has an excellent benefits and rewards package including:

* Christmas closure without using annual leave allowance

* Extra day of each year for your birthday

* Death in service benefit – 4 x salary

* Private healthcare

* Employee Wellbeing Scheme

* Summer and Christmas social events

About the Company

This is an amazing opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join a niche commercial law firm in Manchester City Centre who have been recognised by Legal 500 across several departments.

My client is a highly reputable firm that provides outstanding legal advice to their extensive and loyal client base. Quality is at the heart of what they do and who they are and that’s reflected within the teams.

The firm has offices throughout the North West and an office in London and they are continuing to expand.

Next Steps

Apply now if your skills and experience align with this Legal Assistant job role. Alternatively, if his job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact Nikki Phillips at the Eventus Recruitment Group for a confidential discussion about your career.

The Eventus Recruitment Group are award-winning recruitment specialists operating in the Legal, HR, Finance and Accountancy sectors across the UK. Please note that the years’ experience and/or salary listed in our advertisements are a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Our privacy policy can be found at the bottom of our website