Legal Support Assistant

Kennedys is looking for a Legal Support Assistant to join our busy LSA Team. The role will include transcribing dictations, copy typing, formatting of large documents and a wide range of administrative tasks. The LSA will need to identify key dates/deadlines, liaising with the team to make sure all deadlines are met in a timely manner.

This is a fully remote role.

Team

Kennedys LSA team have a key role contributing to the effectiveness of the Firm by providing a comprehensive admin support service for Kennedys across all teams - UK and increasingly global.

• Work methodically within Service Desk and BigHand and be aware of the work priorities. Work with the team in order that priority work is undertaken in a quick and efficient manner and that time is then spent on both the important and urgent work
• Grow strong relationships within the LSA team, Team Leaders and wider Secretarial team and firm.
• Follow correct procedures, instructions and protocols which will differ for each team
• Produce a consistently high quality and quantity of work, produce a variety of documents from handwritten/type written drafts. Format documents into house style and transcribe digital dictation from BigHand as well as various administrative tasks that the team are asked to undertake.

• Previous secretarial/Document Production experience
• Competent knowledge about legal practice
• Proficient in word processing/office software.

• where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.