Senior Leadership Administrator - Leeds, United Kingdom - Irwin Mitchell

Description

Job Description We're a national law firm with a local reach.

But, we're more than just a law firm - we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs.

We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're committed to being even better, and our awards help to show we're on the right track.

We have two Senior Administrator roles within our wills Trusts and Estate Disputes Department and candidates can be located in Leeds or Birmingham.

The successful candidate will be required to be in the office 5 days a week.

To work collaboratively as part of a national team to provide comprehensive administrative support to the fee earning team thereby assisting in the delivery of a quality service to our clients.

Work collaboratively with colleagues within your location and across the group to provide a seamless, efficient, and quality service to the business.

Complete travel requests on behalf of fee earners when requested.
Scan documentation received into the department for inclusion in case files.
Submit requests to Facilities to support large photocopying (>30 sheets) / print jobs.
Manage matters, ensuring electronic and any paper documents are filed and actioned in line with policies and procedures.

Work closely with fee earners and support team colleagues to identify documents to be stored off-site to manage local storage.

Relay any specific typing or document tasks to DPU.

Proactively provide feedback and share best practice with colleagues to continuously improve the quality of administrative support provided to fee earners, enhancing outcomes for our clients and our business.

Administrative experience (legal administrative experience desirable)
Knowledge of legal procedures desirable

25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too
Generous and flexible pension schemes.
Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over how they wish to work subject to role and client requirements.

We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are.

Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks ­with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.