Job Description

Burnetts is one of the most progressive law firms in the North of England and have not only achieved awards for being a Great Place to Work each year from 2021, but also hold the accreditation for being one of the UK wide 'Best Workplaces for Women' for a medium sized organisation too.

We are looking to recruit a Legal Assistant to join our Agri & Estates team based at our Carlisle office, on either a part time or full time basis, for a fixed term period up to 12 months. There may be potential to move to a permanent contract depending on performance and business needs.

Who are we looking for?

The successful candidate will be an experienced administrator with strong organisational skills to support the department with specific legal tasks to include:

Dealing with client enquiries and new enquiries; Fee earner diary and email management; Sorting Incoming/outgoing mail; Filing physical and digital; Opening new files and checking/obtaining ID; Archiving; Admin support to Head of Department and team; Collating data; Reconciling client ledgers; Preparation of forms; Assist with preparation of bills; Credit control.
Knowledge and experience of assisting with property and probate matters is welcomed but not essential. Specific training will be provided as necessary.

The successful candidate will have a friendly, calm and helpful approach to enable them to work closely with the team of legal fee earners on all aspects of this work. The ability to work as part of a team is therefore essential together with excellent communication, and IT skills.

What do we offer?

This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate with the potential of longer-term career advancement in a forward-thinking law firm with a well-established client base. Along with this we will provide you with a competitive salary, pension, 30 days holiday and Private Medical Health Insurance; in addition, we will even give you your birthday off every year too!

Our values of

Togetherness, Balanced, Accountable, Progressive

and

Integrity

, help to engender a culture of providing excellent client service within a caring and supportive internal environment. Please see our website for further information about who we are and what we value at: https://www.burnetts.co.uk/. To read more about how great it is to work for us, please visit

https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/workplace/item/3520/Burnetts

If this role sounds like the next step in your career, then please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter to yourfuture@burnetts.co.uk

Closing date: Friday, 1st August 2025

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Casual dress Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance Paid volunteer time Private dental insurance Private medical insurance Sick pay Store discount
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 01/08/2025