Administrative Assistant

Role Overview & Responsibilities

THE ROLE

The post holder will support our busy Lender Finance / Bridging Team and provide administrative support to fee earners and paralegals as more particularly described below.

KEY SKILLS

· Excellent client care and customer service skills are required

· Previous administrative support experience required

· Proficiency in MS Word and Excel

· Professional attitude

· Solid written and verbal communication skills

· Ability to be proactive when needed

· Ability to thrive in an extremely fast-paced working environment

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Answering and fielding client calls

· Providing quotes to clients via phone and e-mail and preparing client engagement letters

· Opening new files and closing files when a matter is complete

· Assist in invoicing and invoice chasing

· Companies house liaison including registering and satisfying charges on company borrowers

· Copying and scanning as needed

· Dealing with Land Registry applications and requisitions

The above list of duties is not an exhaustive list and may be amended from time to time.

What you get in return

· Joining a friendly and supportive team

· 23 days holiday and the days off between Christmas & New Year’s + Bank holidays

· Discount and savings on shopping, restaurants, etc.

· Charity & Social Activities

· Dress-down Fridays

· Learning & Development opportunities

· Employee Assistance Program

· Wellbeing Policy & Programme – 1 day off per year to volunteer at a charity of your choice

· Standard pension auto-enrolment plan and enhanced after 2 years’ service

· Health insurance after 2 years’ service

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Do you live within a commutable distance to Thame, Oxfordshire?

Experience:

• Administrative: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person