Legal Assistant - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Taylor & Emmet LLP

Taylor & Emmet LLP

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Taylor&Emmet LLP is full-service law firm with offices in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

This success has been achieved by delivering the highest quality legal advice to business and private clients, many of whom have remained with the firm for generations.

From Solicitors, qualified professionals and non-qualified Legal Assistants to Information Technology, Human Resources and Marketing, T&E provides a challenging career in a variety of areas.

Whether starting or growing your career, T&E can offer a performance-driven culture filled with talented and innovative teams and colleagues.

An exciting position has arisen within our expanding Corporate Team, for a dynamic Legal Assistant / Paralegal who is passionate and enthusiastic to progress their career within a well-respected experienced team.

Daily duties will involve developing and managing a small caseload with supervision from experienced team members, supporting other fee earners within the Corporate team with an aim of progressing client matters and managing client expectations.

This will include:

Carrying out due diligence and disclosure work on transactions
Dealing with company secretarial work
Writing legal updates
Preparing bundles
Billing and credit control
Legal Research
Managing client relations

You will be required to support the team with a high degree of competence with the ability to work to strict deadlines with the client at the very forethought of everything you undertake.

You will also be required to work from your own initiative and as part of a team and also take direction and delegation from the Head of Department.

From time to time you may be required that you travel nationally to attend clients and be prepared to do so at short notice should the need arise.

You must be committed to and enthusiastic about specialising in Corporate law.

Key result areas:

Providing excellent client service in line with departmental standards, procedures and guidelines.
Building effective relationships with clients both internally and externally.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to facilitate and contribute to the team's generation of fees and effective time recording.