Position Overview & Specifications
National Legal Service Solicitors is one of the UK’s fastest growing national law firms, specialising in Family and Care, Law matters. NLS has experienced and expert legal aid solicitors encompassing family and care law. We are the largest legal aid provider for domestic abuse cases in England & Wales.
Our mission is to make a positive change to people’s lives and deliver the best legal services to our clients.
We are now looking for an Administration Assistant to join our legal team in our Dartford office.
Job Role
Your role will be to support fee earners in the office with a variety of administration duties.
- Answering all incoming enquiries into the office
- Speaking to clients to obtain all financial information for Legal Aid applications
- Filling out and processing Legal Aid applications
- Inputting all data on the Legal Aid portal
- Preparing paperwork to assist solicitors in court
- General administration duties as required.
Person Specification
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Confident with liaising with clients and senior management
- Ability to work independently, under pressure and to deadlines
- Excellent numerical and IT skills
- Ability to process information using relevant software