Legal Administration Assistant - Employment Bishops Stortford, England
Job description
Tees Law are a Top 200 UK law firm, with over 375 staff across our 6 offices, we provide expert legal services and independent financial advice. We work for individuals and businesses, professional partnerships, charities, national corporations, and institutions. We were founded in 1913, and have grown from a traditional family firm with strong roots. Tees vision is to be the firm of choice for exceptional service. We pride ourselves in being easy to talk to - we talk openly, honestly and with empathy. No matter how complex a situation, we provide straightforward, long-term solutions for a better future. Drawing on our years of experience, we're driven to anticipate our customer needs and share our insights. At Tees we want to create a better future for our clients, for yourself, your career, and your family.
The department
Working on behalf of both employees and employers. Our highly skilled employment law solicitors are expert in practical solutions, helping clients move forward from a difficult situation at work. We cover settlement agreements, contracts, redundancy, discrimination, unfair dismissal, grievance hearings and tribunals. We also advise employers on the full range of employment law issues including redundancy, settlement agreements, tribunals, and discrimination cases.
The role
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Legal Administration Assistant (Client Care Leader) to join our Bishop's Stortford office supporting our Employment team.
As a Client Care Leader at Tees you will be working directly with our expert Lawyers and other professional staff. With your Client Care Manager you will ensure exceptional and proactive support to Lawyers and an excellent service to our clients. This, alongside the prospect of developing your legal knowledge and experience, offers an ideal opportunity to establish yourself within an exciting, progressive law firm with great career prospects.
This role is being offered as a part-time opportunity of 22.5 hours per week with a preference to working 3 full days, ideally on a Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and we are happy to discuss this.
As a Client Care Leader at Tees your role will include:
- Supporting the Client Care Manager in providing exceptional and proactive administrative support.
- Checking, amending and format letters and other documents produced by the Document Production team. Compiling urgent and confidential correspondence and emails on behalf of the legal advisors.
- Establishing and understanding of client matters and confidently handle client enquiry calls, questions and queries effectively.
- Providing additional support functions to the Employment team including scanning, filing, and carrying out searches within the internal case management systems.
To read more about the work our support people do or hear what they have to say about working at Tees, please visit: https://www.teeslaw.com/legal-support-specialists/
Other information
Reward and Recognition:
- An attractive salary
- Discretionary payments
- Birthday holiday
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays with entitlement increasing with length of service
- Compassionate leave
- Employee assistance programme through Health Assured (including Counselling sessions, 24/7 access to trained Counsellors, Health Assessments, 4-week wellness programs, and more)
- Contributory pension
- Discounted legal services
- Discounted financial advice services
- Life assurance
- Permanent health insurance
- Interest free season ticket and travel loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye care
- Access to a discount platform that includes special rate cinema tickets, shopping discounts and free treats from Cafe Nero and Greggs
- Discounted gym membership
- Social events throughout the year
- Payment for professional memberships and development opportunities
- A day’s leave per year to undertake Volunteer Day
- The opportunity to become involved with firm initiatives such as the Tees Better Future Fund and the ESG project.
If you are ambitious, driven, and want to work with a company focused on helping give our clients a better future, then you are aligned in our aim to achieve that and empower you to be your absolute best. You will have a blended working schedule, giving you the freedom to arrange your days to benefit your commitments - in and out of the office. You will also receive access to a discount platform with a variety of perks that caters to your individual needs. We understand that both the big and small details are important and believe that rewarding staff for their contributions and investing in their future is vital to the growth of our firm.
At Tees, diversity and inclusion are the heart of our vision for a better and more equitable future. We embrace diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, and socioeconomic background. We recognise that by embracing diversity, we can harness the collective power of our employees and create a culture that promotes collaboration, empathy, and understanding.
By prioritising diversity and inclusion, we believe that we create a more innovative, creative, and compassionate workplace. Our diverse perspectives lead to better problem-solving and enhanced decision-making, enabling us to better serve our customers and make a positive impact.
Job Types: Permanent, Part-time
Part-time hours: 22.5 per week
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3GW
