Legal Support Officer

Job description

JOB TITLE: Legal Support Officer
LOCATION: Ealing, West London, W5 2HL (full time office based)
PAY RATE: £16.45 PAYE (per hour)
START DATE: ASAP
DURATION/Hours: 3-month initial contract/ 35 hours a week
IR35 STATUS: Inside

Role purpose:

·  To provide confidential administrative support to the legal services division

Duties:

·  Collect incoming post, open, scan and email to legal staff. Deliver outgoing post to the post room.

·  Monitor/action requests sent to legal support mailbox: print/post letters and documents, scan/post documents after sealing, bind documents, photocopy, collect printed copies of legal bundles for posting.

·  Seal legal documents: prepare documents for manual sealing, enter in sealing log and seal documents for signature by heads of service.

·  Assist in preparation of leases for legal client: create leases, correspond with managing agents/client, update files/spreadsheet and ensure leases are signed.

·  Using legal case management system to find information regarding fee earners and legal matters. Entering invoice/court fee information onto the system.

·  Add s106 documents to Earthlight system.

·  Archive files for fee earners and update relevant spreadsheets. Retrieve files and boxes containing matter files for fee earners from archive and arrange their return.

·  Arrange team meetings when required using MS Outlook/MS Teams or other.

Knowledge, Skills & experience:

·  Good working knowledge of IT applications including Windows/Office 365

·  Ability to maintain confidentiality at all time.

·  Experience of providing administrative support

·  Experience of utilising ICT systems

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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