50 Best Legal Jobs in London, Colliers Wood (July 2025)

Legal Assistant/caseworker Part-time: Monday to Thursday – 10 am to 4 pm Salary: £22,500 to £24,999 Term: Maternity cover/potential to stay on after. Job Description We are a boutique law firm specialising in debt recovery, landlord and tenant and dispute resolution. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced legal assistant/caseworker for maternity cover with potential to stay on after. You will be a friendly, hard-working, trustworthy, punctual, reliable, self-motivated, well-organised, tech-savvy, and ambitious legal assistant/caseworker to assist our firm's Principal Solicitor/Managing Director and run some undisputed cases independently. The candidate should be able to type and offer general secretarial administrative and paralegal support as and when required. The caseload will include debt recovery, landlord & tenant, and general dispute resolution. Role · Handling simple undisputed debt recovery and landlord & tenant cases under supervision. · Assisting with disputed cases as directed. · Diary & post management (including scanning incoming post, uploading to our case management system & taking post to the Post Office, handling petty cash). · Preparing pdf & hardcopy bundles and assisting to prepare for hearings/trials. · Legal research, gathering evidence, checking accuracy, checking enclosures and assisting to progress cases. · Drafting legal documents, e.g., s21/s8 notices, directions/PTR questionnaires, and cost schedules, and assisting in creating precedent workflows. · Typing dictations and collating relevant enclosures. · Assisting counsel at court hearings and trials by taking notes. · File opening, client verification & AML/POCA checks/searches. · Readying materials for trial proceedings including documents, evidence and verifying factual information. · Communicating with clients and fee earners with simple requests. Communicating with the court and opponents as instructed. · Drafting basic correspondence. · Reporting to manager/weekly meetings. · Time recording. · Working to strict deadlines. · Assisting with accounting and billing. · Monitoring and ordering stationery. · Article & blog writing. Other skills Excellent communication, administration and organisation skills. Good punctuation and grammar. Able to touch-type and good IT skills. Works well under pressure. Works well as part of a team and independently. Qualifications Maths & English GCSE or Equivalent. 2-3 A’Levels or Equivalent. Desirable Some experience in debt recovery, landlord & tenant, and dispute resolution gained within the legal industry in England and Wales and/or can demonstrate relevant qualifications achieved. Degree, minimum 2.2 or equivalent. NB: A fixed term contract for international students looking for work experience in the UK with valid work visas may also be considered.

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Role: Licenced Conveyancer Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 Location: Streatham Times: Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm (Hybrid working) Licenced Conveyancer – job role A great Licenced conveyancer opportunity has come to light and our client are a reputable name when it comes to conveyancing matters and are currently looking for conveyancing assistants to be part of their successful team. Duties · You will deal effectively with clients and third parties over the telephone, in written correspondence and occasionally face to face, in order to provide advice and assistance · You will be responsible for chasing various documentation, ID, mortgage offers and searches · You will ensure that you and junior team members keep any third party web sites up to date in real time in line with third party requirements · You will ensure our clients and introducers of business receive the best possible service at all times to ensure we receive excellent feedback and repeat business · You will prepare the necessary documentation as required with the conveyancing process in line with our policies and procedures · You will prepare the completion packs for the accounts department, to include completion statements and invoices · You will deal with Post Exchange matters as directed by your team manager · You will be responsible for completions on the day of completion · You will ensure that you and junior team members comply with all company policies and procedures ensuring breaches do not occur, should a breach occur you will help to rectify this immediately · Any other administrative duties required to assist your team and other teams should the need arise Essential skills · At least 2 years solid experience working as a Conveyancing fee earner · Strong administrative skills gained in an office environment · Excellent attention to detail · Good telephone manner · Conversant in Microsoft office · Highly organised · Willingness to learn new skills · Experience of using a case management system · Confident in building and maintaining business relationships through excellent communication and service delivery

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