We are looking for a Legal Administrative Assistant to join theCorporate business group to support the Southampton based team. The team dealwith a range of work including business and company sales, purchases and investments, reorganisations, restructurings, demergers, joint ventures shareholder agreements and Company Secretarial work. The successful candidate will have proven excellent communication and organisational skills required to assist the Solicitors in the team, and to support the team leader. We will consider full-time or part-time candidates for this role. Attendance at the office is required three days a week. An example of the Roles and Responsibilities: Provide administrative support to assigned fee earners and the Company Secretarial team First point of contact for clients and 3 rd parties Assisting with client meetings as needed eg. copying documents / ID etc Assist and work cooperatively with other administrators to provide support to other/non-assigned fee earners as appropriate Opening new clients/matters in Peppermint/DMS upon receipt of Risk Matrix from lawyer Saving template Terms of Business and template Letter of Engagement to DMS for lawyer to settle ID verification using IDU App where possible Running conflict checks, obtaining AML documents, creating the e-file and all relevant sub-files Undertaking SmartSearches and saving to DMS Printing, filing, scanning and dispatch of incoming/outgoing post Closing files organising deeds/documents and accounts/billing, archiving Organisation of documents including printing and bundling of documents and binding engrossments, scanning and organising e-files, timely sending out of documentsto relevant parties Other ad-hoc tasks as required Skills / Experience Required Demonstrates "ACTS" values and behaviours Strong IT skills and aptitude and able to adapt to new technologies and systems Experienced user of Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams and Zoom Good working knowledge of Peppermint and DMS Good manner with clients and third parties Excellent communication skills are essential (oral and written) Ability to work productively/proactively with Partners and staff across the team Able to engage fully with our clients and other professionals and contacts to provide an excellent service Numerate Good organisational skills Ability to prioritise Willing to learn and improve skills A willing team player Positive and enthusiastic approach Attention to detail and accuracy Adaptable, flexible and ability to multi-task ADZN1_UKTJ