Legal Support Assistant

We are looking for a Legal Support Assistant to join the Commercial Litigation business group in our Southampton office to support the teams with a broad range of administrative and operational tasks. You will work alongside an experienced Operations Manager providing support to a team of fee earners and partners. We are open to considering candidates who require flexible or part-time hours.
Typical Workload The role will be providing administrative support to assigned fee earners. This will include:
First point of contact for clients and 3 rd parties
Initial telephone calls with potential new clients, including taking details regarding the nature of the enquiry
Prompt administration of file opening tasks including: obtaining AML and ID Verifications from clients, drafting Engagement Letters for fee earners and setting up e-filing folders
Organisation of documents including printing and filing, scanning and saving to e-files
Dealing with incoming and out-going post
Creating, printing and dispatching bundles
General accounts administration and monthly billing responsibilities
Closing files and archiving e-files and papers
Completing expense forms for fee earners
Collating, analysing ...