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Family Legal Assistant

United Kingdom, Guildford Employment contract 25000.00 - 30000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted July 03, 2026
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Job Description

Join the largest, fastest-growing specialist family law firm in the country. We offer flexible working, unlimited progression opportunities, wellbeing, growth and a supportive place to work.

Job Responsibility

  • Support our Fee Earners
  • Handling file compliance and onboarding tasks, including identity checks
  • Uploading documents to the court portal
  • Bundling and collating documents as needed
  • Liaising with clients, lawyers, counsel chambers, and courts
  • Managing case administration and updating the case management system
  • Arranging meetings, booking meeting rooms, and keeping diaries organised for clients
  • Dealing with No-Fault Divorce files, including booking the first appointment, and staying up to date with the latest No-Fault Divorce rules

Requirements

  • You’re currently a legal assistant working within family law
  • Or, you're a legal assistant in another area of law with a desire to work in family law
  • Or, you're a Law, LPC, CILEX, or SQE graduate with knowledge of family law processes
  • You're in a commutable distance to either our Guildford, Esher, Brighton, or Tunbridge Wells office

What we offer

  • Bonus
  • A well-being culture, including Mental Wellbeing days, and access to counselling sessions
  • Volunteering leave
  • Diversity public holidays
  • 26 days holiday
  • Enhanced adoption, maternity and paternity pay
  • Paid leave for fertility treatment
  • Emergency dependants leave
  • Bereavement leave
  • Medicash health insurance - 24/7 GP’s, dental, counselling, gym discounts
  • Training grants
  • Life Assurance
  • Contributory pension
  • Flexible working

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