Legal Support Assistant - Oxford, United Kingdom - Blake Morgan

Blake Morgan

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Oxford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location- Oxford- Discipline:

Business Support
Salary:

- £Competitive

Contact name:
Rob Brown
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A Legal Support Assistant is required to join the Succession and Tax team in Oxford. The core working hours are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.

Due to the nature of this role being to support the fee-earning population, you will be required to attend our Oxford office for this role.

Previous administrative or secretarial experience is essential.

Typical Workload

The role will consist mainly of working through the team virtual in-tray, file open and closure, dealing with initial enquiries, organisation client documents, creating archive records and retrieving documents from storage.

The position would suit someone who is reliable, personable, flexible and confident, and someone who is very accurate and has an eye for detail.

The post holder will require experience of dealing with a busy and varied workload with an ability to remain calm under pressure.

Skills / Experience Required

Demonstrates ACTS values and behaviours;
Strong IT skills and aptitude and able to adapt to new technologies and systems;
Experienced user of Word, Outlook, Excel, Nuance, Teams and Zoom;
Good manner with clients and third parties;
Excellent communication skills are essential (oral and written);
Ability to work productively with Partners and staff across the team;
Able to engage fully with our clients and other professionals and organisation contacts to provide an excellent service;
Highly numerate;
Strong organisational skills;
Ability to prioritise;
Willing to learn and improve skills;
A willing team player;
Positive and enthusiastic approach with ability to use initiative to benefit the team;
Attention to detail and accuracy;
Adaptable, flexible and ability to multitask;
Committed to rigour around treating all clients fairly;
Focused on attributing dedication, determination and loyalty to colleagues, clients and communities;
Able to demonstrate continuous development and diversity in thinking; and
Understands and complies with Information Security responsibilities commensurate with this advertised role including Data Protection and the duty of confidentiality

Blake Morgan is one of the UK's leading full service law firms, with offices in London, Wales, Thames Valley and the South Coast region.

We provide our clients with practical and straightforward legal advice whatever their regional, national and international requirements. Our clients are commercial businesses, not-for-profit organisations, government agencies and private individuals.

Our business groups are:
Banking and Finance

Business Support Services

Commercial and Charities

Commercial Litigation

Commercial Recoveries and Travel

Construction

Corporate

Employment, Pensions, Benefits & Immigration

Private Client

Property Services

Regulatory

Our office locations and details of how to reach them are found here.

The Succession & Tax Practice Group is a highly regarded and successful Practice Group within Blake Morgan, comprising lawyers in Oxford (where the role is based), Cardiff, Southampton and London.

It is ranked highly in the Thames Valley. Team members are often on social media, traditional media and are experts in their field.

Our Culture and Environment

We pride ourselves on our Personality, which is weaved into everything we do for our colleagues, clients and communities alike.

We have created an environment underpinned by our ACTS framework that places high value on being:

Astute (commercially)

Committed

Team playing

Straightforward

It's part of the way we like to do things.

If you wish to work amongst colleagues with these behaviours, then you will find yourself amongst likeminded individuals at Blake Morgan.

How to Apply

Your personal data will be processed in line with our applicant privacy policy which explains how we treat your data.

Please note that we are currently only accepting CVs from direct applicants.

Benefits
When you join us, you can expect a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Read about them here.