Legal Secretary/legal Assistant

1 week ago


Bournemouth, Bournemouth, United Kingdom Ellis Jones Solicitors Full time
Our Business Services team has been recognised as a top firm within The Legal 500.

The Head of the team, Neil Cook, is a recommended Lawyer by The Legal 500 UK 2023 for Business Services - described as _thoughtful, incisive and practical.' _The Business Services department carries out both commercial and corporate work for small and large businesses in many different sectors.

Please see some of our latest blogs.

Our Employment Law team has also been recognised as a Tier 2 firm within The Legal 500.

The Head of the team is Kate Brooks who has been described as 'outstanding in her ability to empathise and enable the employer to deal with difficult situations correctly.' The Employment law team acts for both employers and employees providing day to day HR advice, assisting clients with settlement negotiations, and advising on Employment Tribunal claims.


Main Responsibilities

  • Provide secretarial/administrative support to the teams to include compliance, setting up files, closing files, and raising invoices;
  • Assisting in drafting, amending, and updating documents. The majority of lawyers in the team do not dictate work, however there may be a small amount of audio typing;
  • Diary management and arranging appointments for the lawyers in the teams;
  • Conducting legal research as required; and
  • Maintaining and building upon existing client relationships.
We offer a competitive salary.

There is a big emphasis at Ellis Jones on rewarding staff and we are continually reviewing our staff benefits, and initiative to motivate staff.

Our staff benefits currently include above average holiday (31 days incl. bank holidays pro rata), an option of a gym membership, extra pension contributions, extra holiday or a Healthcare Cashback Scheme.

We also have other benefits such as a free weekly exercise class, monthly Ellis Jones day where breakfast is provided, monthly socials, sporting, and charity events.

As a firm we support flexible working arrangements both in terms of hours and location of work.

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