Legal Assistant Edgbaston, England
Job description
Legal Assistant
Private Residential Property
Edgbaston
Full Time, Permanent Position
Real Living wage - £20,602.96
We are looking for a meticulous individual to join Talbots as Legal Assistant for our Private Residential department. You will need to have similar administration experience within a legal setting to be successful.
As a Legal Assistant you will be expected to provide support to the wider team including, Lawyer’s and Paralegals.
Who Are Talbots Law?
Talbots Law is proud to be an Employee-Owned Company and a member of the EOA. We were the first Employee-Owned Law Firm in the West Midlands.
Talbots is a Values led Company with a shared vision of “Working every day to be the best” for our people, our clients, and for our communities.
We are passionate about people being the best that they can be. We do this by providing a comprehensive package of high-quality Company benefits and rewards.
The Company is committed to the Real Living Wage Foundation and we also hold the Disability Confident accreditation.
- Competitive salaries with annual review.
- Annual tax-free* profit-share.
- 25 days holiday + birthday + ex-gratia day + UK Bank Holidays + long service awards.
- Company salary-sacrifice pension scheme (4% from Talbots: 4% from employees).
- Group Life Insurance (3 x annual salary).
- Enhanced Company Sick Pay.
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programmes.
- Perkbox employee rewards & benefits platform.
- Medicash Health Cash Plan.
- Financial Health & Wellbeing Provision.
- Bank of Talbots (Annual employee credit for legal fees).
- Salary Sacrifice schemes.
- Established Company progression framework.
- Career progression plans (including financial / mentoring support towards professional qualifications where desired).
- Social events programme with larger event invitations extended to partners & families.
- Company gifts for celebrations and special life events.
- Commitment to charitable initiatives (currently main corporate sponsor of Acorns Children’s Hospice).
What the job involves;
- Answer the phone and deal proactively with a wide range of queries which include, introductory calls to clients and agents as well as update and follow ups using both telephone and email.
- Collect post and DX from receptionists and distribute to Conveyancers, scan and allocate unclaimed daily post.
- To undertake file opening procedures in an accurate and timely manner as well as scanning ID to case management system and carry out the AML search
- Oversee the find a lawyer checks whilst obtaining and checking official copy entries, across freehold and leasehold.
What you need:
- Be passionate about giving outstanding client care to both clients and refers.
- Excellent administrative, planning, and organisational skills to support the team.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £20,602.96 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Work Location: In person
