Legal Administrator - Shared Services
The Legal Administrator role at Foot Anstey LLP is a pivotal position within the Conveyancing - Shared Services team, based in Taunton. This role is integral to ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the conveyancing process, contributing significantly to the successful completion of property transactions. Foot Anstey LLP is recognized as one of the UK's most forward-thinking law firms, built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and ambition.
In this role, the Legal Administrator will provide efficient and reliable administrative and process support to the Conveyancing team. Key responsibilities include acting as the first point of contact for client enquiries, supporting matter inception and administration by preparing confirmation of instruction letters, maintaining central records, and accurately setting up new clients and matters on systems. The role also involves ensuring quality, compliance, and procedural standards are met across all files, collating and completing due diligence in line with Anti Money Laundering regulations, and managing routine client communications to support compliant file opening and progression.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience in an administrative or operational support role, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced setting. A commitment to working within quality, compliance, and process-driven environments is essential, along with strong IT skills and confidence in learning new systems and ways of working. A collaborative approach and strong team-working skills are also important. Availability to work daily in the Taunton office is required.
Foot Anstey LLP offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support professional growth and personal wellbeing. This includes competitive salary and performance-linked bonus, enhanced parental leave policies, health and wellbeing initiatives such as mental health support and gym memberships, and an open, flexible working environment.
Joining Foot Anstey LLP means becoming part of a firm committed to making a difference for its people, clients, and society. The firm boasts an ambitious growth strategy that opens up opportunities for individuals to make their mark, a client base that spans household names, thriving startups, and ambitious enterprises, and a culture built on values of being refreshingly human, entrepreneurial, inclusive, and collaborative.