Administrator - Dispute Resolution

About the role To deliver expert, efficient, and collaborative legal support services that streamline key processes, enhance client outcomes, and enable the Firm's legal teams to focus on strategic priorities. We trust our people to work flexibly in the way that works best for them, their teams and our clients. Our firm is set up to ensure everyone's voice is heard, and mutual respect is shown by all.

Key responsibilities

• Assist on confidential client matters
• Respond to clients and lawyers, providing updates as needed
• E-filing and matter management, including document storage
• Update and manage client portals and trackers
• Prepare legal documentation and correspondence
• Process and track legal work including recording and monitoring deadlines
• Plan and schedule appointments, conferences, and meetings as required
• Financial management including billing, sending out invoices and arranging payments
• Liaising with other business support teams e.g., CMI/file opening team, cashiers etc., as appropriate
• To carry out any other such reasonable tasks that may be required from time to time

Your skills and qualifications

• 2+ years in a professional services or legal environment
• Flexible and professional approach
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the business both internally and externally
• Be able to use your own initiative with a high level of accuracy
• Ability to prioritise effectively and work to deadlines
• Methodical and excellent attention to detail
• Be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience supporting a commercial litigation or property litigation team is preferred

This is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to build a career within business support. It is not designed as a pathway to a solicitor or fee-earning role.

Smart. Bold. Together. We Are Freeths.

Become part of the team at Freeths.

Do we sound like a match? If you're someone who cares deeply, communicates openly and collaborates effectively, then we'd love to have you join our diverse, inclusive team.

We're 1000+ Freethinkers, striving to create a better place. We're committed to living our values - smart, bold, together - and making a positive change at every touchpoint for our colleagues, clients and communities. We've built our law firm on solid foundations of integrity, entrepreneurialism and expertise. This has helped us grow into one of the largest full-service law firms in the UK, with 13 offices and over 1000 colleagues, and counting.

1. Think Ambition: We've built our law firm on solid foundations of integrity, entrepreneurialism and expertise. This has helped us grow into one of the largest full-service law firms in the UK, with 13 offices and over 1,000 colleagues, and counting. Matching individual ambition and our firm's ambition matters. That's why we develop our people by making sure every one of our team feels connected through a clear progression pathway and leadership support. It's helped us to grow an award-winning reputation in the eyes of our clients and competitors that each and every one of the Freeths team works hard to uphold in everything we do.

2. Think Recognition: Sharing success matters to us. We love to showcase excellent work across the firm and celebrate our people through our employee awards. We recognise our teams work hard together to deliver the best solutions for our clients. That's why great work is well rewarded - our rewards and benefits are among the best in the business.

3. Think Together: Our people are at the heart of what makes Freeths such a great place to be. We're a firm where people care about each other and employee wellbeing is high on the agenda. Our firm is set up to ensure everyone's voice is heard, and mutual respect is shown by all. We understand that differences add strength, which means we maintain a diverse culture where everyone has the freedom to be themselves and thrive. We're committed to championing diversity and building an inclusive culture. We want to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of their background. We welcome applications from everybody, particularly those from marginalised backgrounds. We celebrate difference, encourage diversity of thought and are dedicated to continually challenging our processes to maintain fairness, equity and transparency.

If you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please do not hesitate to contact ! and we will be happy to discuss.

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