The Legal Partners is a highly respected, 5 star rated local law firm, located in Teddington and Richmond, London; we have an opportunity for a Legal Assistant  to join our efficient, close knit, highly collaborative team based in Teddington.

We specialise in HR Law, Business law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, advising clients of all sizes, across multiple sectors,  from local owner managed businesses, SMEs, to UK and International companies.
The role will involve working alongside our team of experienced  lawyers  in a positive and dynamic working environment.

Training is provided in a highly supportive environment.  The role would particularly suit a law graduate  already studying,  looking to study or having completed the SQE  or PGDL. You may be a qualified lawyer looking to return to your legal career, or to cross train.  Or you may be currently practicing but looking  for room to breathe in your work life, whilst maintaining your quality of work and opportunity to develop.
A genuine interest in business and enthusiasm for working closely with business owners and HR managers,  commerciality, and a can do attitude are more important to us than the stage you are on your career journey.

Being flexible and adaptive is part of The Legal Partners’ DNA, and from our founding in 2004 we have embraced flexible working.
Flexible hours and hybrid working arrangements are available.
Term-time working is also possible.

Legal Assistant opportunity Richmond Start Date: November 2024 
Salary and package: commensurate with experience.

What we are seeking:

The role would suit you if you are  excited by the prospect of a highly varied legal day, with lots of direct client contact, working closely with high quality, interesting business clients.

The Legal Partners think as lawyers but in commercial terms; our experienced team have all worked in business as in-house Counsel or Legal Directors, or spent their qualifying years working extremely closely with business clients. To enjoy and thrive in the role, you will be commercially minded and excited by the opportunity to advise on:

• HR Law – employment contracts, settlement agreements and Employment Tribunal Claims, working with barristers, providing training seminars to our HR Director & Business clients
• Business Law – buying and selling businesses, raising finance, negotiating commercial contracts and business property leases and data protection
• Litigation – resolving commercial disputes and conducting Court litigation with barristers and settling claims in the County Court

With solid support behind you, you will enjoy negotiating successfully for our clients, proposing solutions to commercial issues and using your excellent legal drafting and analysis skills.
You will have excellent IT skills, be familiar with email, MS Word,  Excel and Adobe pdf creation systems or able to get quickly up to speed.
You will also value  working in a collaborative home working environment, and enjoy the opportunity to foster sticky relationships with clients, prospective clients and our network of Accountants and referrers in the local Richmond business community. 

What you can expect:

High quality local work advising quality business clients and C suite employees locally and further afield
Very supportive work environment
Being in control of your career and development- opportunity to cross train, to build your legal expertise and to qualify for the right candidate
Freedom and flexibility in your legal career

We use the Thomson Reuters Practical Law for Companies (PLC) and HighQ systems.
If you have experience in HR Law, Business Law or Litigation or are a qualified Lawyer looking to cross train to work in these areas, we would like to hear from you.

For more details contact Richard Mullett  by email or directly on 07802 666378