Facilities 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 record rankings in Chambers UK 2017, we are immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people.

A central support team based in the Liverpool office.  We offer a remote support service and can help with the following (list not exhaustive):

Remote typing service, reports, letters/faxes, instructions to counsel (without enclosures), attendance notes, memos, court forms/pleadings, chronologies, action plans, statements, authorities, copy typing, transcribing emails, re-formatting documents into corporate standards, cheque requests, powerpoints

We have cover available from 8am – 6pm Monday to Thursday and 8.15am – 5.30pm on Fridays. 

• Providing support to other departments when the need arises including but not limited to: -
  • Marketing (Questback data input)
  • Facilities (specifically archiving)
• Restyling of documents to incorporate Weightmans’ Corporate standard rules
• Restyling of documents to incorporate Weightmans’ styles
• Closing of files
• Providing support to the other members of the team, which ranges from technical assistance to queries regarding corporate standards and styles
• Making amendments to documents
• Copy typing
• Ensuring all work returned to the Firm is of high quality and standard
• Scanning and photocopying
• Putting precedents into MatterSphere  
• Any other tasks that are delegated by the Team Manager

• Knowledge of Weightmans’ systems (FED & MatterSphere)

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Proficient in the use of Nitro

• Able to work individually as well as part of a team

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.