Legal Assistant

Location Harrogate
Discipline: Office Support & Sales
Job type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £24,000
Contact name: Fiona Milne

Contact email: fiona@sirecruitment.com
Job ref: 22381
Published: 4 months ago

​Job Title: Legal Assistant

Location: Harrogate Town Centre

Hours: Full-time, office based

Salary: Up to £24,000

Are you looking to start your legal career?

We are recruiting for a firm based in Harrogate who are seeking a Legal Administrator. This would be a great role for someone looking to start their legal career and study towards SQE or Chartered Legal Executive.

Responsibilities:

• Liaising with clients and other 3rd parties via phone, email and in writing

• Making Subject Access Requests for medical reports/findings

• Digital filing, photocopying, and document processing

• Preparing electronic bundles

• Managing diaries and arranging meetings

• Preparing and updating spreadsheets

• Updating precedent letters for the case management system

Essential Skills:

• Studying for or gained a Law Degree, SQE, or Chartered Legal Executive

• Strong literacy, numeracy, and communication skills

• Ability to work accurately, under pressure, and meet deadlines

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, and PDF documents

Benefits:

• Salary up to £24,000, depending on experience

• 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays

• Gym membership contribution

• Wellbeing day

• Study day for SQE or Chartered Legal Executive

• Company Pension Scheme

• Private health cover and death in service benefit

• Firmwide social opportunities

• Employee Assistance Programme (Wellbeing, Counselling, Legal Information, Remote GP Services, Optical Treatments)

Ref: 22381