The Role
Provides administrative and solicitor support to an Employment Rights team. Responsibilities include drafting correspondence, preparing legal documents and forms, extracting and checking case information, managing workloads and deadlines, and communicating sensitively with clients, including vulnerable individuals. The role supports lawyers handling complex employment rights matters and requires strong organisation, attention to detail, client care, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Summary Generated by Built In
Join our Employment Rights team as a Support Assistant, where you will play a key role in providing high-quality administrative and solicitor support. You will work closely with lawyers handling employment rights matters, helping to ensure cases are progressed efficiently and clients receive a responsive and supportive service. This role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients.
More about the role...
We are looking for someone who can work independently in a busy environment, proactively managing their workload and meeting deadlines accurately. You will provide day-to-day administrative support to the Employment Rights team, including drafting correspondence and preparing legal forms and documents for clients, tribunals, courts, and third parties.
The role requires excellent attention to detail, as you will be responsible for extracting, checking, and interpreting key information from case files. Strong communication and client care skills are essential, including the ability to deal sensitively and professionally with clients who may be vulnerable or distressed.
You will need to be confident using Microsoft Office and willing to learn new systems quickly. Full training will be provided on the firm’s internal systems and employment rights processes.
More about you...
This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and motivated individual who is committed to delivering a high standard of support within a legal environment. You will provide comprehensive administrative assistance across a wide range of tasks, supporting lawyers on a varied employment rights caseload, including complex and high-profile matters.
You will work collaboratively with the wider Employment Rights team and support colleagues, playing an important role in helping the team deliver the best possible outcomes for the clients we represent.
What we offer you...
- Contributory pension scheme
- Additional leave over Christmas
- Permanent health insurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
- Life assurance
- 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Cycle to work scheme
- Subsidised sports and social club
- Annual travel and parking loans
- Financial assistance for professional development
About
For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.Thompsons ran:• the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937• the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972• the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)• the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016• hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change. We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won’t let up in its quest for fairness. Visit www.thompsons.law or call 0800 0 224 224 Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.
Skills Required
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage workload independently
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients
- Ability to deal sensitively and professionally with vulnerable or distressed clients
- Ability to meet deadlines accurately in a busy environment
- Confidence using Microsoft Office
- Willingness to learn new systems quickly
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What We Do
Thompsons Solicitors is a prominent UK law firm established in 1921, specializing in personal injury, employment rights, and trade union law. With 18 offices across the UK, the firm exclusively represents injured or mistreated individuals and trade union members, never acting for employers or insurance companies. They are dedicated to social justice, campaigning for legal reforms, and securing compensation for clients in cases involving workplace accidents, asbestos diseases, and medical negligence.
