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At BCLP, we’ve built our firm on the foundations of thinking differently. Curious, inquisitive and unbound by tradition, we’re building change within our sector and beyond. It starts with our people, which is why we need a Legal Admin Assistant to join our team. You will provide Legal PAs and Fee Earners with effective, proactive, professional and high quality administrative support that enables Fee Earners to focus on providing legal services to clients, and Legal PAs to provide personal/client management to Fee Earners. A Legal Admin Assistant will be an integral part of a busy team and will need to interact daily with Legal PAs and Fee Earners, and have the ability to prioritize workloads and liaise with other support functions to ensure timely delivery. BCLP is an award-winning international law firm that provides legal services to well-known brands, including National Grid, The Financial Times, Tesco and Thames Water to name just a few. Any successful law firm needs excellent support and we are currently looking to expand this pool of resource through hiring a Legal Admin Assistant.
Job Responsibility:
Production of engrossed documents, particularly those with multiple appendices
Printing of emails and attachments
Small volume photocopying and scanning, and delivery/collection of large volume document production, courier and repro jobs
Processing/submitting travel invoices, expense claims, and maintenance and filing of copies
Administration in association with payment for Fee Earners’ individual memberships of institutes and associations
Preparation of admin for money payments e.g. Chaps payments
Simple file opening including conflict searches and money laundering requirements, liaising with the Office of General Counsel
Organising and maintaining systems to ensure effective document management, including closing files, archiving and ensuring all relevant paper-based documents are filed electronically
Supporting Fee Earners with updating Dynamics
ensuring new business contact details are entered, contacts from Fee Earners’ Outlook address books are shared, updating contact changes and activities when BD activity is planned with a client/target
Assisting Legal PAs with proactively downloading and printing reports on contacts ahead of meetings and pitches, populating Dynamics mailing lists with contacts as directed by Fee Earners and editing/refining these lists as appropriate
Assisting Legal PAs with the billing process, including updating reports, checking time entries, collating supporting information and liaising with the billing team
Supporting the group in updating information on Connexus or in managing and maintaining particular pages
Supporting Fee Earners and Legal PAs with the firm inclusivity strategy
Undertaking research using the internet, databases etc
Creation, uploading and general maintenance of client sites and extranets
Collating and indexing legal documentation
Practice group specific support
Searchflow searches
SIM searches
other Land Registry searches
company searches
creation of Laserforms
Land Registry application forms
Requirements:
Standard GCSEs a minimum of: C for English Language
C for Maths
Constant enthusiastic, can-do and positive approach to tasks and situations, as well as requests for action outside normal scope of duties
Ability to take personal responsibility, ownership and behave responsibly
Good communication skills, both oral and written
Friendly, co-operative and approachable at all times
Remains calm and focussed under pressure i.e. when faced with high volume workloads or difficult situations
Ability to build relationships with Fee Earners and Legal PAs
Listens carefully and questions to make sure you have all the information you need to take action
Displays discretion when dealing with sensitive information
It is a key requirement that the LAA is able to demonstrate proactivity, initiative, confidence, attention to detail and willingness to do whatever it takes to ensure the team meets the needs of the clients
Ability to plan and manage own workload and multiple tasks, and prioritise work calmly and effectively in a pressurised environment
Strong organisation and planning skills
Good knowledge of Microsoft and other commonly used software
Effective and professional telephone manner
Client service orientated approach
Able to work either on own initiative or part of team
Able to anticipate problems and develop solutions
Attentive to detail
sense and quality checking work and the work of others
Accountable and professional
Ability to develop self and others and be learning oriented, wanting to learn and seek improvement
Ability to display discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential information
Willing to learn and understand different cultures as well as have the required patience to ensure good working relationships
Flexibility with responsibilities and working hours as required and willingness to go the ‘extra mile’ as required