Legal Assistant

DAS Law is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Legal Assistant to join our Operational Support team in Bristol. We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to help ensure the smooth functioning of our office and support our lawyers with effective case management.

In this varied role you’ll support our legal teams with general telephone and administrative support. Due to the nature of our work, we are looking for applicants who are able to work confidentially and with attention to detail.

As part of this fast-paced environment, you will thrive under pressure and be able to deliver results within tight deadlines. Come and be a part of a team where your skills and passion for law will make a difference

About you:

We are ideally looking for applicants who have worked in an administrative or customer service based role previously; however we would consider candidates from other backgrounds who are motivated to work in a professional environment and can demonstrate the following skills:

• A passion for providing impeccable service and comitted to ensuring good customer outcomes.
• Working knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a legal office is desirable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and IT systems in general.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Team player with a track record of building strong, effective working relationships

We have historically focussed on delivering legal services to customers solely via our Legal Expenses Insurance products, which provides a steady workload of litigated cases into the following teams that currently exist;

• Personal Injury

• Litigation & Dispute Management

• Employment

• Business & Commercial

Whilst this will remain a key part of our ongoing strategy, with the full support of our shareholders we have big ambitions to grow DAS Law as an independent income generating law firm and a major player in the legal market. We will do this by building on our existing relationships and reputation to grow new and sustainable income revenue streams that will allow us to expand the services we offer our customers.

We believe these are exciting times for DAS Law as part of the wider DAS UK Group and we are looking for likeminded individuals who share our ambition to make our high quality legal solutions accessible and affordable.

You can expect to join an organisation that will challenge and develop you to progress your career in ways that traditional law firms cannot. We are also committed to supporting continued professional development and promote both internal Training Contracts and alternative routes to qualification (CILEX).

By giving you every opportunity to develop yourself professionally and personally, we also pride ourselves on having an open, inclusive and high energy culture that encourages a fun working environment and places our customers at the very heart of everything we do.

If you are keen to become part of our exciting future then we would love to hear from you. In addition to the very genuine development opportunities we provide we also offer an extremely generous reward and benefits package.