Legal Administrator - Smethwick, United Kingdom - DPD Group UK

DPD Group UK

Verified Company

Smethwick, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Company Description
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Contract: Permanent / 37.5 Hours Per Week

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Salary: circa £24,000

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Location: DPD Smethwick

Roebuck Lane, Smethwick B66 1BY

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Days of Work: Monday to Friday
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Hours of Work:09:00 to 17:00

DPD UK is a member of Geopost who are a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, providing a broad range of delivery and innovative services for customers worldwide.

DPD UK has a turnover of over £2 billion and our aim is to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK.

At DPD UK we also aim to deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

Job Description:

Our Head of Legal is looking for an experienced and dedicated Legal Administrator to join their hardworking team.

Purpose of Position
As a Legal Administrator your overall responsibility is to provide assistance to the DPD in
- house Legal Department.

Key Tasks/Areas of Responsibility

Assisting with the drafting of a variety of legal documents, with guidance including general correspondence.
Liaison with other departments in order to redirect queries and post to the correct teams to progress matters internally which do not require legal input.
Arranging meetings and events and producing supporting documents including slides for presentations and minutes/attendance notes.
Carrying out due diligence on receipt of work requests and raising queries as necessary.
Following up with relevant departments to ensure return of documents within set timeframes.
Assisting with setting up new systems, team folders and template documents.
Filing and scheduling of documents.
Entering contract expiry dates and setting up timely reminders of these dates in the relevant calendars.
Assisting with diary management for members of the Legal team.
Carrying out legal research as requested by the legal team and other ad hoc duties as required.

Qualifications:

What we're looking for;

IT skills including Office and Google workspace experience
Strong admin skills including attention to detail/proofreading ability, good typing skills and excellent organisational skills
Legal admin experience
Clear and effective communication skills
Time management and prioritising skills

Additional Information

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn't be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day.

It's important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability.

To name but a few

Holiday trading
Enhanced maternity and paternity package
Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
Health Kiosks visiting every location
Discounted shopping from 100's of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
Free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within.

As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.