Legal Assistant - Costing

These are exciting times at ARAG, as we are going through a period of positive business change and sustained growth across our Legal teams. As a result, we now have a Costing Assistant opportunity available in our Bristol City Centre office.

About the role:

In this varied and interesting role, you’ll be responsible for providing administrative support to our Legal Costs team, who sit within our Complex Litigation department. You’ll be required to help ensure the smooth functioning of our office and support our Costs Lawyers with effective case management.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing general administrative support to our Costing team.
• Collating and drafting billing information for internal and external payees.
• Checking disbursements on settlement of cases, general housekeeping and paying of disbursements by cheque or bank transfer.
• Reviewing of documents including identifying legally privileged disclosure, redacting and sorting.
• Processing incoming and outgoing post.
• Working with others to deliver on team SLA’s, KPI’s, financial and performance targets to drive efficiency, performance, billing and throughput within the team.

This is an exciting opportunity for you, as a customer-focused Law Graduate, to embark on your Legal career with a growing, market-leading financial services organisation who can offer you full training, a generous benefits package, genuine work-life balance, ongoing support and career development and progression.

About you:

You will be a recent Law graduate or similar, looking to take the first step in your legal career in a busy, supportive and friendly legal environment.

As part of this fast-paced team, you’ll thrive under pressure and be able to deliver results within tight deadlines. You’ll also be agile in the way that you work and adaptable to change.

Other key requirements include:

• Good understanding of the day-to-day operations of a Legal office.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, at all levels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including strong Excel skills.
• Flexible, willing to learn and proactive in your approach.
• Ability to juggle multiple activities and prioritise your workload effectively.
• Ability to work well as part of a team with a collaborative, customer-focused approach.

Additional information:

As a team we are passionate and enthusiastic about what we do. Our people are encouraged to think independently and to take ownership of their work. Only a 5-minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads train station we have newly refurbished, modern city centre offices. Our staff are at the heart of everything we do, and we encourage our people to work flexibly and achieve a work-life balance that works for them.

This is a hybrid role (after your initial training period is complete) and we can offer you generous remuneration and an attractive benefits package that includes:

• 26 days holiday, with the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Company Pension Scheme with the option to increase contributions.
• Group Income Protection for all employees.
• Group Legal Protection for all employees.
• European Motor Assistance.
• Home Emergency Assistance.
• Inclusion in our Health Cash Plan.
• Access to our Employee Discounts Hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners, including discounted gym memberships at over 3,000 gyms across the UK.
• Option to join our Sports & Social Club, who organise discounted events such as theatre visits and shopping trips.

If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the criteria listed above.