Trainee Team Assistant – Divorce and Family

We have a vacancy for a full-time Trainee Team Assistant to join our busy and well respected Divorce and Family team based in our Chelmsford Office.

This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is keen to learn new skills and develop a career within the legal industry. You will be working in a demanding environment and will need to demonstrate that you are highly motivated, committed and organised.  

You will be part of our busy and highly regarded team which provide specialist advice and guidance to our clients through the entire divorce and separation process (including Collaborative Law) and all aspects of living together. 

Our advice covers:-

• Divorce
• Financial Remedy
• Private Law Child Arrangements 
• Occupation/Non-Molestation Orders
• TOLATA
• Schedule 1 Children Act 
• Pre and Post Marital or Pre and Post Civil Partnership Agreements
• Cohabitee Agreements

• Separation Agreements

   

Main Duties and responsibilities

• Organisational Support.

• Client Relationship and Business Development: acting as a first point of contact for Fee Earners, providing a first-rate service to clients, both internal and external, in a timely and professional manner, presenting a positive image of Birkett Long at all times.

• Document Production: creating typed work of a high quality, formatting in accordance with house style, aware of the layout of documents, forms and letters and produces these with accuracy and at a high speed.

• Financial Risk Management: preparing Anti-Money Laundering documentation and obtaining relevant documentation from clients in a timely manner, as required by Fee Earners.

We are looking for an enthusiastic applicant to join the team to help to deliver a proactive, secretarial support service to our Fee Earning team. 

The idea applicant will have: 

• The ability to build relationships at all levels of the Firm and to work as a positive, friendly and helpful team player
• A high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including Excel, Word and Outlook
• Excellent timekeeping
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise
• Strong attention to detail

Birkett Long offers a competitive package, details of which can be found here what do we offer? - Birkett Long Solicitors