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 national Disease team offers advice and guidance on all aspects of industrial illness and disease for insurers, insurance suppliers and commercial organisations. It is a leader in the provision of claims prevention and management, not only handling and defending claims in the most advantageous way for our clients' businesses, but also helping to prevent future claims by helping to establish correct working practices by providing tailored training, in-house talks and workshops.

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.

• At least 12 months experience of working in an office administrative role, preferably a law firm.

• Good IT skills.

• Good communication skills.

• Ability to work as part of a team and with the current administration assistant

• Ability to work according to deadlines.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload.

• Show initiative and be enthusiastic and self motivated.

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.