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Term: Contract Duration: 12 months Working hours: Full-time (Monday - Friday (9.30am - 5.30pm)) Reports to: Departmental Support Manager Team: Family Location: London The Team We advise on all aspects of family law and are market leaders, as is reflected by our legal directory rankings, industry awards and strong track record.  Our clients benefit from advice that is based on years of experience, in-depth understanding, up to the minute knowledge and discretion.  The consequences of the breakdown of a relationship are often highly emotive and require a special set of skills, both professional and personal.  Our specialist group features some of the best legal talent in the country and advises wealthy individuals on the financial aspects of relationship breakdown (which can involve...

About the job Key Internal Relationships: Partners, lawyers, Practice Team Assistants and other Business Services staff Key External Relationships: Clients, service providers Primary Responsibilities: Plan for and deliver high quality, accurate work whilst managing deadlines, responding to change and the competing priorities of all work. Coordinate and produce accurate compliant documents and correspondence (including drafting engagement), reports and presentations. Utilise other services as appropriate (eg, Printroom, Document Production). Establish and maintain effective work practices with partners and lawyers to manage the matter life cycle from file opening to closure/archival. This includes adhering to the firm's conflicts process, managing information barriers, contributing to the effective management of electronic and hard copy content and active legal project management. Proactively manage and understand partner...

About the job Group / Team description: The legal support team provides the practical support our lawyers need so they can deliver the best possible service to our clients. The role of our legal support team is critical in assisting our people to perform at the highest level. The team provides high-quality support to partners and throughout our practice areas. This ranges from providing administrative support and diary management to producing a wide range of complex documents. Our legal support team also plays a client-facing role as secretaries are typically in regular contact with our clients on behalf of lawyers.     The Opportunity   Primary Responsibilities: Plan for and deliver high quality, accurate work whilst managing deadlines, responding to change and the competing priorities of all work. Coordinate and produce accurate compliant documents and correspondence (including drafting engagement), reports and...