Legal Assistant Gatwick, England
Job description
We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But, we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs.
Whichever team you join, working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things, and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
The work we do has been recognised in the awards we’ve won. We’re committed to being even better, and our awards help to show we’re on the right track.
We are looking to add a Legal Assistant to our Real Estate Team (Rural Property) to be based from Gatwick. The successful candidate will need to attend the office.
Your Role and What You'll Be Doing
If you enjoy being part of a successful, friendly and high-performing team, then this is the job for you. You’ll be working closely with the team to make sure they have the right administrative support at all times. This is a busy and fast-paced role; you’ll need to be able to work quickly and accurately. Excellent organisational and time management skills are essential, as is the ability to work on your own initiative.
- Supporting fee earners in their day to day role
- Assisting on large scale projects including the overseeing of IM extranet content and access
- Dealing with Land Registry applications and requests
- Assisting with the preparation of trial bundles
- Mastering IT and Ai software, including Docusign, IM Share and Orbital Witness
- Scheduling deeds packs
- Scanning/copying documents as and when required
- Undertaking minor legal tasks with fee earner supervision
- Handling client enquiries by phone, letter and email
What we'll need from you
- Enthusiasm, a can-do attitude and willingness to contribute to the team
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Great accuracy and attention to detail
We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:
- To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
- To be approachable and caring
- To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
- To be efficient in the provision of our services
- To work with a foundation of integrity.
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
- 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy additional leave
- Two fundraising days in a year to give back to the community (fully paid!)
- Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services
We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace as well as flexible working options to ensure that you are fully supported to work the way that best suits you. Our social responsibility programme is fundamental to who we are. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture.
We welcome applications from all diversity groups and backgrounds. We’re committed to enabling everyone to thrive and understanding and celebrating our differences is a key part of that. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, on the Race At Work Charter and as Stonewall Diversity Champions. We also have a range of networks for LGBT+, disability, generations, gender, social mobility, ethnicity, faith and culture to celebrate our people and to enable everyone to thrive.
Additional Information
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
