LEGAL ASSISTANT
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS

Our family law department specialise in all family and relationship matters including separation and divorce, arrangements for children, asset and financial planning, relationship breakdowns as well as cohabitation agreements, and pre-nuptial agreements for couples getting married or entering into a civil partnership.

Reporting to the Head of Department who is widely recognised in prestigious legal publications such as Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners legal directory, you also will work alongside an experienced and supportive team, gaining exposure across a real variety of work.

Day to day your key responsibilities will include:

Working closely with clients who will appreciate your proactive and empathetic approach, you will act as first point of contact for incoming calls and will deal with all family law related administration.

• Proactively liaising with clients to keep them updated on their cases at all times.
• Liaising with courts, experts and other third parties.
• Managing diaries and organising remote / in person appointments.
• Opening and closing client files on the case management system.
• Scanning, copying, archiving documents and preparing large court bundles.
• Collating information and assisting with practice notes and training materials using our up to date practitioner’s resources.
• Carrying out research into technical legal issues.
• Supporting and preparing content for business development and marketing purposes.
• Ensuring our service standards are delivered consistently and proactively every client, every time.