Legal Support Assistant - Eastbourne, United Kingdom - Mayo Wynne Baxter
Description
Legal Support Assistant
Permanent, full-time; Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:30pm
Based at our Eastbourne office and other offices when required
Let us introduce ourselves
Mayo Wynne Baxter has over 200 staff and Partners across our Sussex offices and have been providing advice to the people of Sussex and beyond for over 150 years.
We are proud of our heritage and our strong reputation in Sussex, but we have clients based across the globe.
you will be joining a firm that prides itself on delivering exceptional service to our clients and to each other, in a friendly and supportive way.
We believe that we are stronger together and that our differences make us strong.We know that we are all more effective and perform at our best when we can completely be ourselves, and that the more diverse perspectives we have, the more we are able to learn, grow and thrive.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, not just in employment but to our clients, prospective clients, visitors, and those who provide services to us and to our clients
We believe in trusting our people to make the right decisions for themselves, from when and where you work, to how you dress; we focus on outputs.
Meet the Legal Support Team
Our large Legal Support team comprises of nearly 40 employees' including 17 Legal Support Assistants, and also our IT, Archive and Database and Compliance teams.
The firm has an ambitious growth strategy over the next 3 years having recently joined Ampa - the UK's leading group of legal and professional services companies.
As a result of this merger, our clients now have access to more than 900 experts across the group. These include new service areas such as planning, cyber security, data protection and risk management, to name a few.The opportunity
This is an exceptional opportunity for a Legal Support Assistant to join our team, based in our Eastbourne office and other offices on occasion.
You are likely to have previous administrative knowledge and good client care experience.Your key duties will be
- document handling - managing the firms post
- proof reading letters and documents
- scanning, binding, copying, bundle copying
- making appointments, arranging meetings
- greeting and welcoming clients
- collecting and franking outgoing post
Skills and experience you will have
- previous administrative experience, either in a law firm or another office environment
- high degree of efficiency and accuracy
Key competencies you will need
- excellent organisational and prioritising skills
- the ability to work in a busy team
- excellent communication and client service skills
We have offices in Crawley, East Grinstead, Lewes, Brighton, Eastbourne, Seaford, Peacehaven and Storrington.
This role will mainly be based at Eastbourne but may require you to attend different offices from time to time.
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