Court of Protection - Legal Assistant Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Job description
Court of Protection – Legal Assistant (Newcastle)
Burnetts is one of the most progressive law firms in the North of England and have not only achieved awards for being a Great Place to Work© in 2021 and 2022, but have also just won an award for being ranked the 74th UK wide ‘Best Workplaces for Women’ for a medium sized organisation too.
We are looking to recruit a full time Legal Assistant to join our Court of Protection team based at our Newcastle office.
Who are we looking for?
The successful candidate will be an experienced administrator with strong organisational skills to support the department with specific legal tasks to include:
- Sorting Incoming/outgoing mail;
- Filing physical and digital;
- Open new files and checking/obtaining ID;
- Archiving;
- Admin support to Head of Department and team;
- Collating data;
- Reconciling bank statements;
- Preparation of forms;
- Assist with preparation of bills.
Knowledge and experience of assisting with legal matters would be welcomed but not essential. Specific training will be provided as necessary. Ideally a full-time role with potential for growth within the department
The successful candidate will have a friendly, calm and helpful approach to enable them to work closely with the team of legal fee earners on all aspects of this work. The ability to work as part of a team is therefore essential together with excellent communication, and IT skills.
What do we offer?
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate with the potential of longer-term career advancement in a forward-thinking law firm with a well-established client base. Along with this we will provide you with a competitive salary, pension, 30 days holiday and Private Medical Health Insurance; in addition, we will even give you your birthday off every year too!
Our values of Togetherness, Balanced, Integrity, Accountable and Progressive, help to engender a culture of providing excellent client service within a caring and supportive internal environment. Please see our website for further information about who we are and what we value at: https://www.burnetts.co.uk/. To read more about how great it is to work for us, please visit
https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/workplace/item/3520/Burnetts
If this role sounds like the next step in your career, then please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter to us.
Closing date: Friday 17th March 2023
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 17/03/2023
