Commercial Legal Assistant
Core
Support lawyers and Partners in a busy litigation practice by preparing legal documents, coordinating briefs, managing court deadlines, and handling financial administration.
Role type
Legal Assistant (Litigation)
Builds
Legal documents, court materials, and matter records for a national commercial law firm.
Domain
Legal services (Litigation, Trade Credit, Insolvency)
Required skills
Legal document preparation, court deadline management, billing and financial administration, file management, stakeholder communication, time management
Preferred skills
Experience with legal practice management systems, exposure to billing processes, knowledge of litigation matters
Technologies
Legal practice management systems
Responsibilities
Prepare legal documents, correspondence and court materials; Coordinate briefs to Counsel; Support lawyers across trade credit and insolvency matters; Manage court deadlines, diaries and critical key dates; Prepare and process billing and financial administration tasks; Open, maintain and close files; Manage incoming calls and stakeholder enquiries; Provide administrative and practice support to lawyers and the wider team
Seniority
Mid-level, experienced support role