Vacancy: Assurance Assistant

We’re looking for a highly organised and reliable assistant to provide essential administrative support to our Assurance team.

This part-time position plays a key role ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the team, maintaining accurate records, coordinating workloads, and acting as a central point of contact. Working closely with a small, supportive team, you’ll help ensure work is delivered efficiently and to a high standard.

Note that applicants need to be studying the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice.

If you’re looking for a part-time role to build your experience in a professional environment and contribute to an important function within the organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintaining accurate electronic files, records and databases
• Preparing and managing correspondence, including sorting and assigning incoming mail
• Managing team task queues and distributing casework across the Assurance team
• Acting as the first point of contact, handling calls and enquiries
• Inputting and managing data, including maintaining Excel spreadsheets and running reports
• Supporting diary management and scheduling within the team
• Scanning and organising documents into case files
• Providing general administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the department.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Good communication skills and a professional approach
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and keyboard proficiency
• Experience or understanding of filing systems and diary management
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage and prioritise tasks
• Attention to detail and a reliable, methodical approach to work
• The ability to work as part of a team and follow processes effectively
• To be currently studying (or due to start) the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice.

How to apply

Full details and the online application are available on our recruitment portal (external link), including insights from the previous postholder in the job description document, who was studying for the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and is now moving on to their traineeship with a civil law firm.