Legal Support Coordinator

The Trusts and Estates department at Ashfords are looking for a skilled and motivated Legal Support Co-ordinator to join the team. In this role, you will combine hands-on legal support with responsibility for leading and coordinating the Legal Support Assistant team. You will provide high-quality support to fee earners, helping to deliver excellent client service, while acting as line manager to the LSA team and overseeing performance, development and wellbeing.

You will manage departmental resourcing, including recruitment, onboarding and induction, and ensure effective holiday and sickness cover. Working closely with HR, you will support training and development needs and handle people-related matters. You will also take a proactive approach to improve ways of working, driving efficiencies, liaising with firm-wide support teams, and supporting departmental initiatives and events.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced legal support professional who enjoys balancing direct fee earner support with leadership and coordination responsibilities in a collaborative and client-focused environment.

You are an experienced legal support professional with a background in a Legal Support role or similar. With a strong ability to understand and relate to the needs of clients while delivering excellent service. Highly organised with strong attention to detail, you can manage priorities effectively, work under pressure, and balance hands‑on support to fee earners with leading and developing your team.

You are forward-thinking, proactive, and able to drive positive change, while remaining flexible and adaptable in your approach. You communicate with confidence and approachability, fostering strong relationships with colleagues, clients, and external contacts, producing clear written work and managing confidential information with professionalism.

At Ashfords, we believe in more than just doing great work - we believe in building a great place to work.

When you join us, you become part of a team where everything we do is underpinned by our four core values:
Be Open, Think Team, Make a Difference and Always Grow. These values shape who we are and how we work - they guide our decisions, influence our culture, and drive the way we support our people, clients and communities.

With a clear focus on innovation, community involvement, and supporting a healthy work-life balance, we are committed to building an environment where our people can have a rewarding and meaningful career.

Whilst we recognise that every career journey is unique, we will be ambitious for you, giving you the tools, trust, and opportunities to develop your career, your way.

Our goal? To help you realise your full potential as part of a forward‑thinking team.

We know that our people are at the heart of everything we do – and that’s why we’re committed to supporting your wellbeing, growth and work‑life balance.

Beyond our benefits package, you’ll be encouraged, no matter what your role or career level, to get involved in our Responsible Business programme, where you’ll support initiatives such as charity fundraising, environmental causes and our employee‑led diversity and inclusion groups.

You can find out more about our benefits by visiting the Reward & Wellbeing page on our website.

Our recruitment process typically involves two stages, which are designed not only to explore your skills and experience but also to give you a real insight into what it’s like to work oughout the process, our dedicated Talent Attraction team will be here to support you every step of the way.

We believe that building a firm with a wide range of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences drives innovation and strengthens our teams, and we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

To support your growth, we offer ongoing training and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential – so even if you don’t feel you match all the requirements of the job role, we’d still love to hear from you.

At Ashfords, we’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to succeed.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or would like to discuss anything regarding your application, please contact us at .

For an informal and confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact

Kitty Hughes, Talent Attraction Assistant -  .

Or apply now, and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.