Legal Administrator

Norton Rose LLP; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commercial law firm is seeking a Legal Administrator for a 12-month maternity cover in Birmingham. The successful candidate will support lawyers with various administrative tasks, ensuring efficiency in the office. Ideal candidates will have prior administrative experience, excellent communication skills, and be IT literate. The firm values quality service and teamwork, offering a supportive environment for growth. Competitive benefits include up to 30 days of holiday, a discretionary bonus, and private medical insurance.

Benefits

25+ days holiday

Discretionary bonus scheme

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an administrative role is essential.
• Experience ideally within a professional services environment.
• Ability to prioritize own workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Processing incoming post.
• Compiling electronic bundles for court.
• Conflict searching and Matter opening.
• Processing incoming requests via departmental inboxes.
• Reprographics and supporting travel requests.

Skills

Quality and customer service driven

IT literate with knowledge of Word, Outlook, and Excel

Confident verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work to deadlines

Enthusiastic and proactive

Job description

Location Birmingham

Description

Make a Real Impact

Bevan Brittan is a leading commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing, local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in the construction, energy and resource management, higher education and financial services sectors.

Supported by our valued business services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams provide almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate, property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal and advisory services.

As a responsible business, we embrace four values

Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and Results. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence the decisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, they motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and the communities that we’re part of.

Consistently recognised as one of The Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legal directories, we are proud of our hard‑earned reputation. Our 2024/25 financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for a twelfth consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continue investing in our people.

Looking to the future, we’re targeting ambitious growth and success. And we’re looking for the best people to be part of it.

Join a team of experts and progressive thinkers

The role

This will be a 12 Month maternity cover Fixed Term contract.

Bevan Brittan has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Administrator to join the Business Support Services team. The team supports our lawyers by completing a wide range of administration tasks. The hours are 36.25 per week, working 7.25 hour shifts between the hours of 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday. This role is based in our Birmingham office.

Main responsibilities

• Processing incoming post
• Compiling electronic bundles for court
• Conflict searching and Matter opening
• Processing incoming requests via the departmental inboxes
• Reprographics
• Supporting travel requests
• Maintaining stationery supplies

What we are looking for from you

The ideal applicant will possess the following skills:

• Quality and customer service driven, with a concern for accuracy and an eye for detail
• Previous experience in an administrative role is essential. Ideally, this would be within a professional services environment
• IT literate with a working knowledge of Word, Outlook and Excel
• Able to work to deadlines and prioritise own workload effectively
• Enthusiastic, pro‑active and flexible. Willing to contribute and support others as part of a team
• Confident verbal and written communication skills

Work with approachable people

When we ask colleagues what makes Bevan Brittan a great place to work, the most popular thing they say is "the people". The overwhelming consensus is that we make time for each other. We welcome questions and support each other. Naturally, we look for new colleagues who align with our values.

Supported to be your best

Learning, Development & Progression

We’re committed to supporting your professional and personal development needs. This means that we offer a range of tailored training courses and you will have lots of opportunity to learn from those around you. We actively encourage progression and this is reflected in our annual review and promotion processes. You will be supported by your line manager to achieve your full potential.

As a Bevan Brittan employee, you’ll have access to a variety of services that support your wellbeing. We’ve pledged our commitment to The Mindful Business Charter and lots of our people contribute to our Wellbeing Responsible Business strand, which organises an annual calendar of wellbeing events and initiatives.

• A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an additional 5 days)
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private medical insurance through Vitality
• Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health
• Life assurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Embracing our differences and valuing inclusion

Our shared aim is that everyone is welcome and can feel comfortable being themselves at Bevan Brittan. To support this, we actively value and promote equality, diversity and inclusion in everything that we do. You’ll be empowered and supported through our employee led networks, diverse colleagues, and a broad range of firmwide initiatives.

Recognising the unique contributions that a diverse workforce can bring to our business, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We take great pride in being a Disability Confident Employer. If you need any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or have any questions, please get in touch with our recruitment team by emailing [e-mail]

Acting responsibly, now and for the future

To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of Bevan Brittan’s identity. Our colleagues are heavily involved in shaping and delivering activity across the four pillars of our Responsible Business strategy: Community Engagement; Environmental Sustainability; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion; and Wellbeing.

Our people deliver pro bono legal work for charities and not‑for‑profit organisations. We play an active role in our local communities and donated £100,000 across our four regional office charities last year. We are also proudly carbon neutral. We’ve achieved the UN’s Climate Neutral Now accreditation and our environmental sustainability plan focuses on achieving our net zero carbon target by 2040.

Collectively, the four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues’ wellbeing; offer an environment in which everyone can progress on merit, give something back to the communities in which we work; and protect the environment.