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Sewell Wallis is working with a globally present law firm that operates in 40+ countries and has 5,000 lawyers working for it.

Due to expansion, the Sheffield office is looking for a Legal Administrator to work part-time for 3 days per week.

The right candidate will ideally have a year or so of experience in administration within a legal setting. This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking.

What will you be doing?

Preparing Court/Counsel's bundles
Creation of secure links
Preparing legal documentation and court forms
Document comparisons
Liaising with clients and courts
Opening new matters
Arranging conference calls
Saving documents electronically
Working to strict deadlines
Processing fee-earner expenses
Arranging meetings
Managing workflow to the Document & Design Centre, Print Room etc as required; proactively taking steps to ensure work is returned within required timescales
Becoming adept at proof-reading and carrying out quality checks on all work produced
Establishing positive and effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels
Provide cross Practice-Group support where necessaryWhat skills are we looking for?

To be successful for this Legal Administrator role, you must have:

Strong attention to detail
Good written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate at all levels, confident, professional telephone manner
Solid understanding of basic Maths & Microsoft Excel - the ability to manipulate monetary amounts
Proven ability to work to tight deadlines (hours not days) and prioritise workload to ensure SLAs for multiple workstreams are consistently met
Confident to make own decisions and take responsibility for themWhat's on offer?

Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
Flexible, hybrid working policy
Generous bonus scheme
Up to 25 days holiday pro-rata (rising to 28 days with service)
Holiday exchange scheme
Private medical insurance
Enhanced parental leaveApply below or contact Lewis for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions