Administration Assistant

Weightmans is a Top 45 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards and achieved several top rankings in Chambers UK 2016, we are immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people.

Our Crime and Regulatory team specialises in providing expert advice and representation on cases concerning health and safety, the environment, financial and business crime, transport and trading standards. We also deal with food, fire, motoring and inquest cases. We have a team of experienced advocates and specialist lawyers as well as consultants who provide advice and training solutions from the outset of an adverse incident or accident through to post-incident investigation, representation at PACE and police interviews and support throughout court proceedings, including inquests

To work as part of a team, assisting with all aspects of administration as per instructions from Fee Earners the team.

Main duties and responsibilities

• General file maintenance
• Opening new client files
• Closing files and Archiving
• Carry out general administrative tasks such as filing, photocopying, shredding, key dating
• Carrying out any other tasks that fall within the aspects of the role or the wider teams

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

• Have at least 1 year’s experience in a busy legal/office environment (preferably in similar role)
• Must be a team player
• Show initiative and be self motivated when required to work on own
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise tasks is essential
• Good housekeeping skills
• A “hands on” approach to work
• Knowledge of computers and office equipment
• Use of spreadsheets, data collection and production of MI reports
• A ‘ will try anything' approach

Please note:

• Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.

• The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.