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Team Support Assistant – Family & Costs Departments

Salary: £20,469 per annum

Office Hours: Mon – Fri 37 hours between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm (full-time permanent)

Location:  Joseph’s Well, Leeds LS3 1AB

Description:

An opportunity has arisen for a full-time Team Support Assistant to support two Departments within our firm.  The role will be to predominantly assist our Family/Matrimonial Lawyer with all associated duties but will also incorporate assisting our Legal Costs Draftsman team for up to 2 days per week.

A Law Graduate with an interest in Family Law would be preferable but not essential – the essential criteria we are looking for are as follows:-

  • Excellent attention to detail
  • General understanding of IT systems
  • Good administrative and typing skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to think and work independently, under supervision
  • Ability to follow instructions quickly and accurately
  • Good telephone communication skills
  • Maintain confidentiality at all times

The work will include but is not limited to:-

  • Perform administrative duties including scanning of post, opening new files, file management, and routine tasks for fee earners in the departments;
  • Organise and coordinate meetings, conferences, and travel arrangements.
  • Use various software packages, such as Microsoft Word and Teams, Outlook, Excel, Zoom, Proclaim Case Management, MyHMCTS, Egress, Dropbox (training will be given for these) to prepare, produce and manage correspondence, draft letters and documents, file notes, electronic bundles, and reports.
  • Communicate with clients, the courts, third-party solicitors, Counsel, experts, and agencies
  • Opportunity to develop general fee-earning skills.

Experience working within a law firm is desirable but not essential.

Please forward your CV and covering letter to recruitment@cohencramer.co.uk.  The closing date for applications is 15th April 2024.

Job Ref:  RBM/TSA/03-24