Legal Support Administrator

1 week ago

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Irwin Mitchell Full time

3538
We're a national law firm with a local reach.

Our philosophy is 'Expert Hand, Human Touch' - something you'll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams.

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

Whichever team you join, working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We'll value you for who you are and what you bring.

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

The work we do has been recognised in the awards we've won. We're committed to being even better, and our awards help to show we're on the right track.

We recognise that the office 9-5 isn't for everyone. That's why we've introduced 'Flexible by Choice'.

Whether it's working from home, in our offices, or a combination of the both, we trust each other to support our clients, colleagues and communities at the right time, in the right way.


Your Role
If you enjoy being part of a successful, friendly and high-performing team, then this is the job for you.

You'll be working closely with the team's Associates and Partners to make sure they have the right administrative support at all times.

This is a busy and fast-paced role, so you'll need to be able to work quickly and accurately, building strong relationship with your team and our clients.

There's lots of room for progression and we'd really like to support you in your professional development.

Office attendance is required 1 day per week

What You'll Be Doing

  • Making sure all team files are in good order and databases are kept uptodate
  • Opening & closing case files on the relevant case management systems
  • Making payments of invoices, cheques, BACs payments & billing
  • Supporting fee earners with the preparation of cases, ebundles & paper bundles
  • Preparing digital files for audit
  • Administration of the departments digital storage platforms
  • Booking fee earner travel and meetings and managing expenses
  • Managing the office inbound post, printing, scanning
  • Managing Radiology requests across multiple digital platforms
  • Dealing with urgent support requests within a timely manner

What We're Looking For

  • Enthusiasm, a cando attitude and willingness to contribute to the team
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Ability to manage change and meet change in demands of the business
  • Great accuracy and attention to detail with the ability to multi task
  • Great time management skills
  • Ability to work within strict service level agreements
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
We're proud of our values, and we're looking for people who share them:

  • To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
  • To be approachable and caring
  • To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
  • To be efficient in the provision of our services
  • To work with a foundation of integrity.

What we can offer you

  • 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy additional leave
  • Two fundraising days in a year to give back to the community (fully paid)
  • Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services


We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace as well as flexible working options to ensure that you are fully supported to work the way that best suits you.

Our social responsibility programme is fundamental to who we are. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture.

Additional Information


As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process.

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.

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

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

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