Records Management Assistant

Birketts is a full service, top 100 UK law firm, operating in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Norwich and the surrounding areas.

With a rich heritage spanning over 150 years we’ve built an enviable track record advising businesses, institutions and individuals in the UK and internationally.
Throughout our history our ethos has remained simple: we provide clear legal advice and value and insight to our clients.

We set out to truly understand our clients’ needs and help realise their ambitions.

We believe that through this approach and a combination of technical excellence and high quality service we can develop long-lasting partnerships and become our clients' solicitor of choice.

At Birketts, our passion is to provide and deliver high quality legal advice but we also deliver a great experience when it comes to your career too!

We currently have a requirement to recruit a Records Management Assistant (RMA) to come and join our friendly and proactive team.  The RMA is a varied role that effectively manages the auditing of all Record Management Teams data and physical records.

The role will predomintley be based from our Norwich office, but will require the successful candidate to travel to other offices, mainly Ipswich around 1 day a week, but could include offices in Chelmsford and Cambridge. (Please note: all travel costs to alternative offices will be fully covered by the business). 

Please note that the RMA role will be physically demanding, lifting of boxes and moving documents to retrieve when required. 

As the RMA you will take responsibility for the storage of all documents that the firm handles on a day to day basis including Deeds, Wills, Probabtes and Securities which must be handled in a very confidential manner. 

Other accountabilities include but not limited to:

• Liaising with other areas of the firm in delivering/ collecting of documents and dealing with queries.
• Assist with maintaining the electronic databases.
• Assist with ongoing data cleansing and other related projects.
• Liaising with storage companies regarding retrieving documents or archiving

We are looking for a candidate who has experience of handling confidential data and preferably a background working with manual records management systems.

You will be able to demonstarte that you can be very organised,with high accuracy and attention to detail skills.

Other Key Skills:

• Excellent keyboard skills
• Team player
• Good organisational abilities
• Confident with excellent communication skills
• Physically fit and able to lift and move files and boxes

No qualifications are required for this role, full trainig will be given.

We are committed to recruiting individuals on merits of suitability for each role, on the basis of qualifications and experience. All applications are treated fairly and equally regardless of sexual orientation, race, disability, religious beliefs and any other protected characteristic, ensuring that there are equal opportunities at all stages of the recruitment process.

Benefits

One of the best things about joining Birketts is our rewards package. At Birketts we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
• Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Agile Working Policy
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
• Staff Profit Share / Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Paid CSR day
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Season Ticket Loan
• Subsidised gym membership
• Eye Care Voucher
• Private Healthcare - BUPA
• Life Assurance   - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
• Dress for your Day Policy
• Discounted legal services.

For further details about this exciting role, please email harriet-griffiths@birketts.co.uk.