Job Description

Legal Assistant - Dispute Resolution

Portsmouth

Salary dependent on experience

Elite Touch Group are excited to be working with their well-established client who have a fantastic opportunity for a legal assistant to join their busy dispute resolution team based in their Portsmouth office.


The successful candidate will provide secretarial and administrative support to the team enabling them to operate at optimum efficiency whilst providing a high-quality legal service to our clients.

The Role & Responsibilities:

This is a busy and varied role dealing with all areas of dispute resolution work.


Diary management and scheduling appointments


Onboarding new clients and carrying out relevant checks


Opening/closing and archiving files


Audio typing and dictation


Producing documents


General secretarial and administration duties


Answering the telephone


Liaising with clients and third parties

Person Specification:

The successful candidate must have knowledge and experience in this area of law


Able to communicate in a professional manner with internal and external contacts


Commitment to providing excellent client care


Excellent IT skills to include Outlook, Word and Excel


Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, ability to multi-task


Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to changing requirements


Team-focus with a flexible "can do" and collaborative approach to working with others, but also able to work alone.


Confidence to communicate with all levels in order to manage expectations and maintain effective working relationships

Benefits include, but not limited to;

Contributory Pension


Competitive salary


Client referral gifts


Additional holiday over Christmas


Free or reduced Legal costs for staff and their close family members


Extended sickness policy


25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing by 1 day per year after 5 years service, not exceeding 30 days


Free sight tests


Health Cash Plan


Discounted gym membership


Life Assurance


Flexible Working


Do not worry if you are not an exact match to the requirements above. If you have comparable experience to our requirements, please also apply so these can be discussed with you.