personal assistant Stourbridge, England
Job description
Legal Personal Assistant
Dispute Resolution
Stourbridge
Full time, permanent opportunity
We are looking for a meticulous individual to join Talbots as a Legal Personal Assistant for our Dispute Resolution Team, with at least 12 months experience within a similar legal role.
As a Legal Personal Assistant, you will be expected to provide accurate administrative and telephone support to lawyers, trainee solicitors and paralegals in our litigation, personal injury and employment law teams.
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;
- Liaising with Dictate Now and finalising documentation to include emails and letters.
- Administrating client matters using SOS case management system such as file opening procedures, document preparation and formatting.
- Diary management including the booking and scheduling of client appointments and liaising with clients.
- Take initial payments and prepare postings slips whilst ensuring compliance with SRA, Lexcel, Law Society Quality Scheme standards, SARs and accounting requirements.
What you need;
- To be have at least 12 months experience within an administration role in the legal sector.
- Able to work under pressure and prioritise work to meet deadlines.
- Competent in using a case management system such as SOS and MS Office applications to undertake a range of administrative duties in a paper-light working environment.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From £21,000.00 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
