Administrator | St Albans | £27k

An opportunity has arisen for an Administrator to join a highly regarded Commercial Law Firm which prides itself on its professional ethos.

This role plays a crucial part in supporting fee earners and ensuring the smooth operation of the Commercial Property Team in their St Albans Office.

What’s in it for you;

·         Salary: Up to £27k depending on experience  

·         Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm, office based, reduced hours also an option for the right candidate

·         Benefits: Health insurance, 20 days holiday + BH (increasing to 25 days +BH) discretionary perks, stat pension, DIS x 4

Key Responsibilities:

·         Opening new existing client files

·         Archiving files online and to external storage including dealing with client balances, arranging retrieval, when necessary, from archiving storage

·         Filing documents in relevant client files and subfolders, both paper and electronic

·         Photocopying, printing and scanning

·         Preparing BACS/TT/Faster payments

·         Bank verification calls, verbally confirming bank details

·         Attending to clients when they come in to pick up/drop off documents as and when required

·         Fee earner diary management including scheduling teams calls and client meetings

·         Delivering a quality service internally and to clients

·         Attendance notes/typing up meeting notes

·         Sending out the post

·         Assisting with the management of fee-earners’ inboxes etc when a fee earner is out of the office including printing and collating emails and attachments

What the employer is looking for;

·         Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills

·         Ability to prioritise workload and produce accurate work to tight deadlines

·         Proficient in Microsoft office suite

·         Ability to work in a team

·         Being adaptive and flexible

·         Excellent interpersonal skills including a good telephone manner and face to face communication skills with colleagues and clients

·         Good grammar and spelling

·         A proactive and enthusiastic approach, with a mindset that is geared towards delivering work on time and reminding fee earners about tasks

·         An interest in client care

·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills

 Red Door Recruitment is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Full details available on our website.

Please note due to the number of applications we often receive; only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.