Legal Administrative Assistant

Legal Administrative Assistant

UK HQ, Exeter or Sunderland office, 35 hours per week, permanent

Salary range per annum: £30,828 to £34,800
* plus London weighting if applicable

There may be further flexibility to the locations advertised. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss if alternative office locations are available.

As a Legal Administrative Assistant to the Regulatory legal team you will use your positive attitude, organisational skills and the ability to deliver top‑quality customer service to provide administrative support to a busy team of Legal Officers representing RCN members in relation to regulatory and employment law matters.

It is a job full of possibilities, ranging from arranging meetings with members to liaising with barristers’ chambers and preparing documents. You will plan diaries, organise and keep files up to date, building knowledge of our work and developing your potential.

You will have hands‑on involvement in supporting our members and direct contact on a daily basis, utilising your customer‑service skills and passion for our services.

Good organisational skills are essential, and a background in an administrative role, preferably within a legal team, is ideal.

Regardless of your background, you must be efficient, accurate and show a real customer focus in all you do.

We expect you to look after our members and reward you for it. Benefits include an impressive range of learning and development opportunities, an award‑winning health and wellbeing programme, annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break, generous maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental leave packages.

We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. New employees are normally offered the first point of the salary range, with the possibility of negotiating a higher starting salary based on skills, experience and current salary.

Our hybrid working model allows up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home and at least 40% in person, recognising diverse needs and supporting a healthy work‑life balance.

Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority. We foster an inclusive environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work, supporting our mission to ensure our members’ voices are heard by all UK governments.

As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme, we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.