Are you looking to reduce your commute and work in Cambridge?
Do you have experience in Wills and Probate and are eager to support a busy and dynamic team? An excellent prospect has arisen for a Legal Assistant / Team Assistant with a forward-thinking law firm based in Cambridge.
If you are an experienced Legal Assistant or Secretary with strong IT skills and want to join the team, we would love to hear from you!
Main Purpose of the Role:
You will provide the team and wider Department with the administrative support they need to allow seamless legal services to clients and help them maximise the amount of time they are able to spend on client work.
Daily Duties:
- Extensive client liaison - Interaction with clients, including telephone discussions/meetings and greetings at appointments.
- Answering and directing telephone and email enquiries, the first point of contact for clients
- Taking recent enquiries using the new enquiries form – alongside Paralegals / Trainees
- Dealing with the administrative aspects of the matter once opened by the Office Administrator:
- Allocating scanned posts and notifying fee earner of all incoming communications.
- Management of outgoing paper-based posts to the Office Administrator.
- Liaising with the Office Administrators on archiving requirements or the releasing of documents.
- Keeping fee earners up to date on the progress of a task(s), communicating always to manage expectations and meet all deadlines.
- Extensive diary and inbox management.
- Liaise with senior management and fee earners to maintain communication levels internally and externally.
- Work with the typists and office administrators to ensure all aspects of the file and communications are managed effectively.
- Ensuring you have a good understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules and all other compliance requirements of a regulated practice.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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📌 LEGAL TEAM ASSISTANT (Cambridge)
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