Job Description

Administrative Assistant (Education Law)
Hours
Part time - 3 days per week 9.30am to 5.30pm - Tuesday to Thursday (office based)
Department
Education, Kingston
The Role
Main purpose of job: To provide administrative, casework and Access to Work support to a neurodivergent education lawyer who runs a varied caseload of matters including special educational needs, disability discrimination, admissions, exclusions, disputes with schools and disputes with local authorities.
Casework support will involve co-working cases with your supervisor including drafting, analysis and research for which full training will be given.
Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to degree level 2:1 or above (although lower contextual applications will be considered)
• LPC or SQE (or working towards) beneficial but not essential
• Personal or professional experience of SEND and/or working in the education sector beneficial but not essential

Key Skills and Attributes

• Excellent IT skills
• Strong executive functioning skills: organisation, task management and task follow-through
• Genuine interest in SEN/D
• Ambitious and keen to develop legal skills
• Keen eye for detail
• Clear and concise written communication
• Prompt and accurate time recording
• Commitment to continual learning and responsiveness to feedback

• Resilience including a solution focused approach to problem solving

Your career development
Russell-Cooke's lawyers are rounded professional advisers with strong commercial awareness and a commitment to exceeding client expectations. All our lawyers benefit from our cohort based career development programme. We understand the importance of building an internal network and have developed this excellent cohort programme to allow our lawyers to work together across practice areas and share their knowledge, experiences and networks.
At each stage of your career, a bespoke training programme will be provided to support you with your development and progression.
Salary and benefits
We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.
Please apply online via the portal. We are not accepting agency submissions for this role.
We welcome direct applications. If you would like any further information about the firm please contact a member of the HR team.
We have a diverse workforce and aim to attract high calibre applicants that reflect the demography of our geographical location and client base. Individuals will be employed solely on merit and the requirement of the position. No applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. Reasonable adjustments will be made to eliminate or reduce disadvantage.

Skills Required