Legal Assistant - Legal Aid Brighton, England
Job description
Lawstop is a specialist firm of solicitors with offices in London, Brighton, Cornwall, Somerset, Hull, the Wirral, Sandwell and Leicestershire, and Rutland.
A unique opportunity has arisen for a Legal Aid Admin Assistant to join our dynamic legal aid Brighton practice. With a modern approach, the firm are legal experts within their areas of law and pride ourselves on high levels of client care, providing an outstanding service at all times.
We require a mature, capable, self-motivated individual with good interpersonal and communication skills. You will be very organised and will be able to work independently with little or no supervision.
The successful candidate will undertake and manage the efficient administration of our legal help system, ensuring legal help files are complete and ready for submission, as well as other general duties.
We are looking for:
- A candidate to be the driving force behind the administration for the firm’s housing team whilst maintaining excellent standards in a professional and courteous manner.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to multi-task are essential while providing support to our small team of solicitors, liaising with clients, the court and external professionals.
- We require a self-motivated, mature individual with excellent communication and written skills. You will be highly organised, able to manage a varied workload and work well under pressure.
- Patience and tact are necessary as you will be assisting vulnerable people whose welfare is our priority.
- Knowledge of legal aid is desirable
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Lawstop encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to join our team. We seek to engage a diverse workforce, focusing on inclusivity and fair treatment for all. We oppose all forms of discrimination and promote equality of opportunity in everything we do. We can make reasonable adjustments for applicants and employees with a disability so please let us know about any specific needs and requirements
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £22,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Administrative: 1 year (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Brighton
