Legal Support Services Assistant

About this Job

Supporting barristers with document management including e-bundling, printing and collating bundles, law reports and support alongside post/copy room needs; organising stationery throughout Chambers; arranging transfer of physical files & documents to and from court/arbitration and barristers’ home offices; liaising with the clerking team and assisting barristers & other members of staff; IT responsibilities for e-bundling, downloading/uploading soft copy document links and electronic indexes.

About this Employer

Keating Chambers is a leading set of commercial barristers’ chambers, with a thriving domestic and international practice, comprising 74 barristers, providing services across the areas of construction and engineering; energy and natural resources; infrastructure and utilities; international arbitration; IT and technology; offshore construction and marine engineering; procurement and competition; associated professional negligence and planning.

Person Specification

• The successful candidate will have:
• The organisational and prioritisation skills to manage a varied workload
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective with barristers and staff teams
• Strong logistical skills
• Strong IT skills, the ability to learn new IT systems quickly
• Ideally experience dealing with e-bundling software, electronic documents and document management systems (e.g. One Drive)
• Excellent communication skills - both written & oral

Key Responsibilities

• They will be:
• Proactive and efficient, using initiative to identify and implement service improvements
• Able to work well with a wide range of people, while also being confident working independently
• Able to work well in a pressured environment to prioritise and deliver on multiple demands
• Polite, friendly and of smart appearance
• Able to demonstrate a constructive and solutions focused approach
• Able to handle confidential information discreetly