Legal Administrative Assistant — Litigation Support

About the Role We are seeking a highly proactive legal administrative assistant to support an individual involved in active litigation and legal proceedings. This is not a passive role. You will be managing correspondence, chasing responses, tracking deadlines, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. You will be dealing with solicitors, courts, banks, and financial institutions on a daily basis. If you need to be chased to complete tasks, do not apply. --- What You Will Be Doing • Managing and tracking all correspondence with courts, solicitors, and financial institutions • Drafting and sending formal legal letters under instruction • Monitoring and chasing responses to formal legal requests and court filings • Maintaining a live deadline tracker and flagging critical dates proactively • Organising and indexing documents, statements, and evidence • Conducting basic legal research on civil procedure and case law • Liaising with Companies House, Land Registry, and HMRC as required • Preparing court bundles and filing documents as directed --- What We Need From You • Strong understanding of UK legal processes, particularly civil litigation • Exceptional written English — every letter you send represents the client • Relentless follow-through — you chase, you confirm, you escalate • Ability to manage multiple urgent deadlines simultaneously • Discretion — all matters are strictly confidential • Available immediately and responsive during working hours --- Desirable • Experience in a litigation, dispute resolution, or financial legal environment • Familiarity with Companies House, Land Registry, and court filing systems • Knowledge of CPR (Civil Procedure Rules) --- Three Qualifying Questions Applicants must answer all three questions. Applications without answers will not be considered. 1. Describe a situation where you were responsible for chasing a third party — a solicitor, creditor, or institution — who was unresponsive. What steps did you take, how persistent were you, and what was the outcome? 2. You are tracking a court deadline that is 10 days away. You have sent two emails to the opposing solicitor requesting documents and received no response. What do you do next, and at what point do you escalate? 3. You are given a bundle of 50 documents relating to a legal dispute and asked to identify which are relevant to a specific procedural issue. How do you approach this task and what would you prioritise? --- To Apply Send your CV, your answers to the three qualifying questions, Applications without answers to all three questions will not be reviewed.