Legal Support Assistant - Oxford, United Kingdom - Blake Morgan

Blake Morgan

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Oxford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location- Oxford- Discipline:

Business Support
Salary:

- £Competitive

Contact name:
Rob Brown
Job ref:

A Legal Support Assistant is required to join the Family team in Oxford. The role is an office based role and the core working hours are Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm.

Previous administrative or secretarial experience is essential and experience within a law firm, particularly a family team would be highly desirable.

The role will consist mainly of audio typing, file management, client contact, accounts assistance, administration and diary management.

The post holder will have experience of dealing with a busy and varied workload, demonstrating an ability to remain calm under pressure and manage their time effectively.

The position would suit someone who is reliable, personable, flexible and has great attention to detail.

Skills / Experience Required

Administrative experience is essential
Legal administration experience is highly desirable
Good communication skills (verbal and written)
Commitment to high levels of client care
Confident and personable
Proactive
Flexible
IT literate
Dedication, determination and loyalty to colleagues, clients and communities
Collegiate and teamplaying approach
Relationshipdriven and people oriented
Approachable
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
Understands and complies with Information Security responsibilities commensurate with this 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 Family Practice Group is a highly regarded and successful Practice Group within Blake Morgan, comprising lawyers in Oxford, Southampton and London.

It is ranked highly in the Thames Valley and is a top 50 family law team as ranked by eprivate client.

Team members are often on social media, traditional media and are experts in their field.

More information about our Family law practice can be found here.

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. We do not accept CVs from recruitment agencies unless terms and conditions have been agreed in advance with our Resourcing Team.

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.

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