Legal Administrator / Legal Assistant

WorkNest strive to provide the best value, fixed fee employment law & employee relations advisory service in the UK. Supported by cutting edge technology, we provide genuinely commercial and pragmatic advice focused on finding solutions for our clients EL/ER problems. We are recruiting for a Legal Administrator, who will play a fundamental role in the successful delivery of our business objectives. You'll be supported by a great team and progression and development is there in abundance for the right candidate.

Why your role matters

Ensuring professional handling of client calls and timely management of their messages. Delivering exceptional administrative support to legal advisors for the creation and processing of legal documents, correspondence, and completion of other internal administrative tasks, as necessary.

What you'll be doing

You'll play a vital role in assisting our lovely Legal team with essential administrative tasks. Your responsibilities will include facilitating timely completion of duties like photocopying, printing, document preparation, and handling client calls to help our team meet deadlines efficiently. You'll refine and amend correspondence, as well as compile materials for tribunals, which encompasses drafting lists and briefs for Counsel. Additionally, you'll ensure that WorkNest clients receive excellent support to maintain high project standards, coordinating with colleagues to streamline workload distribution. Your duties will extend to maintaining well-organised files, updating computer systems and records, and managing advisors' schedules to ensure important dates are noted., WorkNest is committed to creating a culture of Inclusion and ensuring that everyone - job applicants, clients, colleagues, and anyone else we deal with - is treated fairly and with respect. We continuously review our policies and processes to support our aim to create a diverse team, however, please speak to our Talent and Recruitment specialist if there are any adjustments, we need to make to ensure, a genuine equality of opportunity.

• Good knowledge of Word and Excel.


• Excellent communications skills, both written and oral.


• Highly organised.


• Excellent attention to detail.


• Friendly and professional manner with confidence to work with all people in the company and externally, i.e. clients.


• Some previous experience working within a legal environment desirable.


• Audio dictation skills desirable.


• Some previous experience working within a legal environment desirable.
  
  WorkNest is part of the GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) division within Marlowe PLC. We are a powerhouse of employment law, HR and health and safety support services, weaving pragmatic advice with powerful technology platforms. We have experienced exceptional growth over the last 24 months, fuelled by the acquisition of several leading business services groups, including: Law at Work, Ellis Whittam, Youmanage, esphr, HRSP, HR Solutions and Vista.


Our purpose is to advance the way people work. We achieve this by helping employers proactively overcome their employment, safety, and wellbeing challenges, working alongside internal teams, or providing a fully outsourced solution. In fact, over 40,000 UK employers (in 45 vertical sectors) now seek our help on some of their most sensitive issues. We like to think that this is due to our focus on high quality, pragmatic and professional advice, and service.

We have a national presence with main offices in Chester and Glasgow, where our 400-strong team - strive to be the organisation of excellence that employers turn to for nurture and protection.

Salary: £23,400 per annum and an attractive company benefits package, including:


• 25 days holiday, rising by one per year up to 28 days


• Birthday Day off


• VITO Days - up to 2 days per holiday year paid volunteering


• Health Cash plan


• Life Assurance


• Up to £15 per month fitness subsidence


• Hybrid working arrangements


• Auto Enrolment Pension contributions after 3 months service


• Free Will writing service


• EAP & Wellbeing services


• Weekly wellbeing classes