Job Description

Legal Assistant

Job Location: Leatherhead, Surrey (Hybrid working available)

Job Type: 3-month contract

Salary: £14.00 - £16.00 per hour / £525 - £600 per week / £27,300 - £31,200 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm

** Due to the nature of the role, successful applicants must be a UK passport holder**

We are working with a well-established Global Engineering Consultancy who are currently seeking a Legal Assistant their busy Legal Team on a contract basis.

Within this role you will be providing support to a team of 6 solicitors to ensure the smooth running of the legal function by providing administration support.

You will be;

• Being the first point of contact for enquiries and directing to the correct person

• Managing the teams shared mailbox, tracking enquiries & requests

• Recording of new enquiries onto the teams’ daily worklists

• Collating all required information on each request received to ensure the legal team have the correct information & documentation needed

• Updating internal departments on the progress of enquiries

Requirements:

• Previous experience in administration within Legal

• Effective organisational skills and attention to detail.

• Good time management skills and ability to deliver a busy workload.

• A personable team player with a positive attitude.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Confidential and discrete approach.

• Good knowledge and experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and SharePoint.

For more information, please apply with a full CV and covering letter by email or call our Recruitment Team on (phone number removed).

Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.

Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regards to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.

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