Legal Services Assistant

2 months ago

Brierley Hill, United Kingdom Higgs LLP Full time

**Job title**

**Legal Services Assistant**

**Department**

Legal Services

**About Higgs**

Our vision is to be the independent regional law firm of choice, recognised for having a positive long-term impact upon its people, its clients, its business partners and its community.

When it comes to our people, the team is everything at Higgs - an environment of sharing and collaboration, and a real sense of loyalty to each other and the firm. That is coupled with a desire for everyone to learn and develop. We are always striving to be better. We enjoy what we do. We are genuinely interested in our clients and want them to feel a part of the firm too.

Our approach to our people draws on enjoyment, health & wellbeing, developing talent, technical excellence, training, reward and recognition.

When recruiting, we:

- Value enthusiasm and personality
- Want to be an employer of choice for talented, driven and client-focused people
- Are always looking for the very best to strengthen our team and bring new skills and ideas
- Integrate new people to realise their potential

**Role purpose**

Our Legal Services Assistants work collectively as a centralised resource within the Legal Services Department. The team provide a comprehensive level of support to our lawyers across all departments.

We aspire to deliver technically superior service. We will ensure that our people have the knowledge and skills to achieve at the highest level.

**Key responsibilities**

In line with policies and procedures, key responsibilities include:

- Ensure that dictation queues are checked regularly throughout the day, picking up tasks across departments in order of priority
- Liaise with our Office Assistants to delegate administrative tasks, tracking progress through to completion
- Deal promptly with any finance requests such as billing, TT’s in/out and any other queries that may arise
- E-filing, hard copy filing and file maintenance
- Handling various companies house and land registry searches
- Document production, amending and creating documents from our standard templates in line with our standards
- Liaise with the PA team as and when required
- Support fee earners with file opening process
- Arrange or, where not appropriate, conduct photocopying, printing, or scanning so relevant documents are collated and distributed in a timely manner
- Responsibility to ensure they are familiar with the Firm’s departments, key people, clients, internal systems and procedures. Any training requirements should be discussed.

**In addition, they are expected to demonstrate**:

- Excellent telephone manner and communication skills
- Exceptional organisational skills with an eye for detail
- Team orientated personality with the ability to work independently and with others
- Flexibility and dependability
- Ability to take the initiative and demonstrate proactivity
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and work to tight deadlines
- Have a positive approach to daily tasks
- Ability to embrace change and do so in a positive and energetic way

**Technical knowledge**

In addition to this, they should have/be:

- Accurate typing speed of at least 60 words per minute
- Excellent IT skills, proficient in Microsoft Office systems
- Legal experience is preferred

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Brierley Hill DY5

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