Trainee Legal Support Assistant

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Trainee LSA - Taunton

We are currently looking for a bright and proactive Trainee Legal Support Assistant (Trainee Legal Secretary) to provide essential support to our Taunton office. This is an entry level position and would suit someone looking to start their career in a professional services environment - full training will be given. This is a full time, permanent role which will require a flexible approach and a willingness to learn. This role provides support to a busy office and is a fantastic opportunity to learn, develop your skills and progress within a legal support role.
In this varied role, you will assist with providing comprehensive administrative support across the office, including covering Reception, general administration duties, typing, producing letters and documents, and diary management. You will also be assisting with telephone calls and email correspondence, maintaining compliant and accurate file management systems and providing administrative support as part of our billing process.
About you
You will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, being a positive and proactive team player and approach all given tasks with excellent organisational skills, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. You will take pride in maintaining high standards of work, and seek to provide an outstanding level of service to colleagues and clients.
About us
We are a fair and friendly firm and encourage our people to achieve their career ambitions in an engaging and supportive environment. Our legal support team are vital in supporting our fee earners and are key to successfully delivering exceptional client service. As part of the legal support team, you will be given the opportunity to work alongside recognised fee earners in their speciality on high profile and interesting matters for a wide client base.
You can expect to be provided with excellent training and development opportunities, where you will be listened to and your ideas will contribute to the success of the firm. We pride ourselves in being a collaborative and diverse team that delivers great results for our clients and for our people. Our Taunton office is located on Blackbrook Business Park and is a friendly and supportive environment with opportunities to support all areas of work covered by this office. We have a collegiate approach amongst colleagues and are looking to recruit people who are keen to grow with us.
Benefits include:

• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 23 days annual leave, all bank holidays plus your birthday off and an extra day at Christmas. Your holiday entitlement increases with length of service.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Free Legal Services to Staff: Including wills and conveyancing
• Medicash: Health care cash plan for employees
• Free onsite parking

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent