Admin Assistant (1050)

This is a part time role, working 9.00am to 3.00pm from Monday to Friday. However, we are happy to consider variations on these hours and support flexible working arrangements. What will you be doing? You'll be a key part of the Leasehold Disputes team, providing administration support on a broad range of matters. As part of a busy team, you'll need to be a supportive colleague with both a helpful and flexible attitude. More specifically, you'll play an essential part in ensuring that files are opened and closed correctly, adhering to both our internal processes and individual client requirements. You will also be producing and amending standard court documents, corresponding with clients, handling billing tasks, and inputting and amending financial details accurately. Additionally, you'll be applying for land registry documents, producing reports, assigning emails, managing post, and supporting the team in any other administrative tasks as required. You'll be a vital part of our admin team, using your multi-tasking skills to ensure operations run smoothly. Within the team, everyone works together to ensure that all cases are progressed quickly and efficiently. You'll be joining a supportive environment where you can learn from true leaders in their field and build your experience with access to good quality work., Find out more about our Responsible Business initiatives here, including our net zero goals, local community engagement and social inclusion

You'll need to solve problems and provide a fast and efficient turnaround of work. We're looking for somebody who will maintain an enthusiastic and flexible approach as well as having the willingness to use initiative in order to take responsibility for tasks. This role needs a high standard of organisational skill, the ability to communicate confidently at all levels on the telephone, face to face and through routine correspondence and ultimately deliver a first-class service to our clients. You must also be able to draft standard written communications, and have experience using IT software such as Microsoft programmes (primarily Excel) and be ready to be trained on new systems. To be successful in this role you'll need as a minimum:

• Experience gained in a fast paced administrative position.
• Proven experience working to deadlines.
• Computer literacy, with proven experience working with Microsoft Excel at an intermediate level.
• Experience of communicating with stakeholders at all levels.
  
  We are a leading Real Estate Disputes Resolution team and one of the largest in the UK, with over 30 solicitors, legal executives and paralegals, supported by a team of excellent secretaries and administrators. Our specialist Leasehold Disputes team (LDT) are a key part of our business and they now have an exciting opportunity for an Admin Assistant to join them in our Newcastle office., We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!
As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working, full-time or part-time working patterns. Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about ED&I at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

Alongside a competitive salary you'll receive a flexible benefits package so you can choose and vary the benefits that matter most to you, Pension Health Care LifeAssurance Volunteering Days CarbonOffsetting Flexi-working Holiday-purchase Learn more