Legal Assistant

BELONG. There’s no place like Principality.

Our home is your home. So, when you decide to join the team, we’ll go further to bring you the warmest of welcomes. From a friendly and inviting environment to a flexible benefit package designed around you – when it comes to belonging, there really is no place like Principality. We keep it flexible wherever possible; we encourage you to look after yourself; we do our bit in the communities we serve and support you in doing the same, and we promise to get better together.

Some reasons you may want to consider working with us; we have an award-winning flexible/hybrid working policy, we’re a 2022 winner of UK Best Large Workplaces for Women, we have a refurbished hi-tech office in the centre of Cardiff designed around colleague feedback, we ranked number 6 for wellbeing in 2022,  we have an extensive financial and well-being benefits package ‘’Belong’’ designed to put our people first, we have consistent colleague engagement scores of over 85% and a caring community of supportive Networks. But that’s not all, discover why there’s really no place like Principality; https://www.principality.co.uk/careers

We have an excellent opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join us, playing an integral part to our Legal department. As our Legal Assistant you will be supporting the Legal team to identify, manage and mitigate legal and regulatory risks. The successful applicant for this role will be able to work collaboratively providing the Head of Legal and team with effective support, enabling the business to meet its strategic objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the Solicitors in the team and Head of Legal, alongside running their own cases. 

• Manage and responding to queries coming into the team inbox, allocating to the relevant business partner resource

• Maintaining records and filing systems, assisting with legal projects including research

• Supporting the solicitors to make sure all deadlines are met, and accurate records of all advice are kept. 

• Provide litigation support and act as a point of contact on various cases, to ensure that litigation risk within the Society is managed appropriately and the Society’s brand is protected
• Manage and highlight upcoming legislative and regulatory changes are identified and the business is supported to respond to any changes

Essential Criiteria:

• Previous legal work experience in either a commercial law firm or in house environment
• Experience in the financial services industry would be an advantage. 
• A team player, who can create and maintain a supportive environment
• Strong level of accuracy and attention to detail
• The ability to manage a varied workload at pace
• Excellent critical judgment with the ability to balance risk and pragmatism
• Effective communicator with strong written and interpersonal skills

Desirable Criteria:

• Law degree or non-law degree with GDL or equivalent substantial vocational experience gained in a law firm or commercial, regulated financial services business. 
• LPC, BVC or SQE qualification

This role is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to expand and build their knowledge and skills with guidance and support.

 If you have any questions in relation to this role, please contact the recruitment team – recruitment@principality.co.uk

‘’We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and where colleagues feel a sense of belonging’’ Daniel Priest, Inclusion Manager. But don’t just take our word for it, see what our colleagues say about working here too; Careers (principality.co.uk)