The role

We have a great opportunity for someone seeking experience in a law firm, with opportunities for progression. The post is available with an immediate start and will be based full time in our office in Dalston, East London.

This will be a busy and varied role and your work will have a positive impact on the whole team.

Responsibilities will include answering all calls to our switchboard, front of house duties including making visitors to the firm feel welcome, dealing with deliveries and distributing our post.  You will assist the firm’s Practice Manager with all aspects of managing our office and you will play an important role in helping our team of legal secretaries support the work of our lawyers. You will also work with the firm’s partners to help deliver our in-house training and social events, keep our website and library updated and assist with our legal compliance processes.

In addition to general office administration, there will also be scope for you to undertake some legal work, such as making applications for funding to the Legal Aid Agency, producing transcripts and document management tasks.

About you

We are looking for someone with enthusiasm and initiative, rather than lots of previous experience. You will need to be an empathetic and confident communicator as you will be speaking to people from a diverse range of backgrounds. You will be prepared to get stuck into a variety of tasks, some of which may even require a bit of physical labour, such as helping with office reorganisations, and others which will need you to show excellent attention to detail and the ability to produce written work of a good standard. Most importantly, you will need to be interested in our work and share our values.

About us

We are a friendly team, and it is important to us that our employees enjoy their work and know that their contribution is valued.  We have a strong commitment to training the next generation of legal aid lawyers and we try to ensure that our staff have opportunities to progress within the firm.

We have lots of social events for staff throughout the year and we are committed to looking after the mental health of our staff, from keeping our kitchen stocked with fruit to offering access to targeted wellbeing support.

The salary for this post is £24,500 + 5% pension contribution.  We offer up to 28 days of paid annual leave plus all public holidays.

How to apply

Applications should be made by sending a copy of your CV and a covering letter of no more than 750 words explaining why you believe you are the right person for the job to jobs@bhattmurphy.co.uk.  The closing date for applications is Monday 26 August 2024 but this may be brought forward if we are able to recruit suitable candidates before this deadline and you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.