Legal Assistant

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Legal Support Assistant or highly organised administrator to fulfill a crucial role in our support staff within our Private Client, with a focus on Wills, Trusts and Estates.

Based in our Worcester HQ Office and reporting to the Legal Support Manager, the Legal Support Assistant role objective is to provide in-depth business support to Partners and fee earners within the team, including the following responsibilities:

• Drafting and formatting of letters, documents, and forms.
• Being a first point of contact for any administrative and business support requirements for fee earners, anticipating the team's needs where possible.
• Supporting the file opening process for the team.
• Assisting with the preparation of all financial transactions as required.
• Being the first point of contact for clients.
• Proactive diary management for allocated fee earners.

As a Legal Support Assistant you will have:

• Sound knowledge of IT systems including full Microsoft Office suite and Teams.
• Excellent attention to detail in all aspects of your work, with confident typing abilities.
• Strong communication and organisation skills.
• Former experience within a legal/professional services environment would be desirable.
• Experience in case management systems is preferable but not essential.
• Existing knowledge in Private Client would be highly desirable.
• Audio typing abilities would be advantageous.

Benefits of working with us as a Legal Support Assistant include:

• 27 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Bonus scheme
• Life Assurance
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
• Healthcare cash‑plan
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Happy People/Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Flu vaccinations

HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.

Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we’ll back your good ideas. Our “Passion for People” lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples’ energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.

What career progression will HCR offer you? HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference; your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegial approach across all our service and sector teams.

As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 60, we provide the full range of services that you would expect from organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them.

We have more than 800 lawyers and support staff, including more than 150 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.

With ten offices in England and Wales our well‑established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full‑service legal offering no matter where they’re located. We’ve expanded significantly in Birmingham, Cardiff and the Thames Valley, and our merger with Hewitsons resulted in a full‑service regional hub being established in the heart of the Waterside innovation area centre of Northampton.

Our London and Cambridge continue to grow…