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Legal Assitant - Tax

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Freeths

Apr 20

Applications are closed

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Legal
  • Sheffield

Requirements

  • Candidates who graduated with a law degree three years ago or more are required to undertake the Graduate Legal Essentials course. The 22 week course will be completed once you have joined us and have received a formal offer of training.
  • To have excellent academics and first-class organisation skills.
  • To be able to build lasting relationships and have a flexible, can-do attitude to contribute and succeed with Freeths.
  • To have excellent communication skills and be a real team player with a flexible and professional approach to work.
  • Good IT skills, experience, and confidence with using Microsoft packages.
  • To be able to consistently demonstrate and embody the firm’s values.

Responsibilities

  • To provide legal support to Trainees, Lawyers, and Partner, which means that you get a true picture of what a career in law could offer you in the long term.
  • To carry out any other such reasonable tasks that may be required from time to time.

FAQs

What kind of experience will I gain as a Legal Assistant - Tax?

As a Legal Assistant - Tax, you will gain grass roots experience of working in a legal environment alongside our talented lawyers.

Are there opportunities for flexible working as a Legal Assistant - Tax?

Yes, we trust our people to work flexibly in the way that works best for them, their teams and our clients.

How is mutual respect shown in the workplace for a Legal Assistant - Tax?

Our firm is set up to ensure everyone’s voice is heard, and mutual respect is shown by all.

Freeths is a full-service top 50 commercial law firm, trusted & well-liked by clients, with 13 UK offices.

Law
Industry
1001-5000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

We are a leading full-service UK law firm, with 1,000+ freethinking colleagues all working together to make the future better for our people, clients and communities. We are a big firm, without the attitude. We get our momentum from our guiding values – smart, bold and together. We are friendly, straight-talking and use our expertise and integrity to deliver smart legal services and a dynamic, inclusive and rewarding experience. Because of all this and more, we’re trusted by leading household names such as Aldi, Tarmac, Experian and Lloyds Bank, to charities, universities, private individuals – to think beyond the norm and get the best results. For lawyers at any career stage, from ambitious undergraduates to the most seasoned professionals, we aim for Freeths to be the legal team they want to be part of. A leading firm that talent purposefully heads to. A place where reputations are earned. Careers, and friends-for-life, made. Testament to our positive culture, Freeths is listed in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For. We’re on a mission to be our client's go-to law firm. The trusted and well-liked people they naturally turn to for legal support. From corporates, major retailers, insurance companies, financial institutions & multi-national construction & engineering companies, to entrepreneurs, owner-managed businesses & SME’s – all expertly and warmly serviced by our 1,000+ people in our 13 offices: Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Oxford & Sheffield.