Legal Administrator

Here at Pick Everard, we are passionate about creating a prosperous and sustainable future, taking a fresh perspective on the built environment. Our core values of professionalism, compassion, drive and positivity are at the heart of everything we do.

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented individual to assist the Legal Team at Pick Everard in our central Leicester office on a
part-time basis for 20 hours per week.
Are you ready to bring your admin expertise to a professional and fast-paced legal environment?

Do you want to join a forward-thinking consultancy where your administrative expertise truly matters?

Are you looking to become part of a collaborative culture and team ethos environment?

If you answered yes to the above questions, we want to hear from you
In this key administrative role, you'll be responsible for managing the contract signing process and acting as a liaison between internal stakeholders, external clients, and supply chain partners. Your work will help ensure that we meet the administrative requirements of professional appointments, call-off terms, and framework agreements efficiently and accurately.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Providing general administrative support to the Legal Team, in order to comply with the requirements of Pick Everard's firm wide contract review process.
• Arrange to sign professional appointments and sub-consultancy agreements, using appropriate software where relevant (Docu-Sign, Adobe Sign etc).
• Manage the signing process of all appointments, contracts, etc. via Docu-Sign, PDF and hard copies, including liaising with the Executive PA and Executive Board to affect signature of relevant documents.
• Liaising with commission leads and supply chain partners to arrange for the issue and completion of sub-consultancy agreements.
• Filing of original hard copy contracts, call-off terms, delivery agreements, framework agreements, etc.
• Scanning hard copy contracts, delivery agreements, letters, schedules, etc. and filing soft copies into the appropriate digital folders.
• Reformatting of documents into PDF/Word, redaction of contracts and minor amendments of contractual documents.
• Drafting letters to issue documents to clients and supply chain partners.
• Assisting the Legal Team with updating relevant trackers and maintaining the Legal Compliance folder.
• Alerting the In-House Lawyer to any problems which could result in delay or difficulties in workflow management, to enable the Legal Team to maintain high standards of service.
• Assist the Legal Team with incoming and outgoing post.

Find out what it is like to work at Pick Everard here: Life at PickEverard - Pick Everard

Our ideal Legal Administrator will have:

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with individuals at all levels.
• Excellent organisational skills,with the ability to prioritise tasks efficiently and manage competing deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Impeccable attention to detail and a thorough, methodical approach to work.
• Some knowledge with digital signing platforms (such as DocuSign).
• Previous experience providing general administrative support within a legal environment.
• A background in legal administration or hold a law degree

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 780+ employees, work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.

We're committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues.

We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.

What We Offer
Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect:

• Agile working.
• Career and Professional Development.
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities.
• 26 days' annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days' additional leave.
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan.
• Stakeholder pension.
• Professional subscriptions.
• Employee Discount Scheme.
• Eyecare Scheme.
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme.

Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities' employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.
Accessibility
We're committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability or require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please get in touch with us at We'll be happy to discuss how we can assist you.
Agencies
We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.