Legal Assistant
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Job Description
Posted on:
5 November 2026
Job Title: Legal Assistant
Department: Family Law
Reports To: Family Solicitor / Director – Maya and Co
Location: 434 Foleshill Road, Coventry, CV6 5JX
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £25,000– £27,000
Annual Leave: 28 days' annual leave per year.
Employee benefits: An additional day off on your birthday, Christmas office closure, workplace pension scheme, paid training and professional development, opportunities for career progression, regular team events and staff appreciation, company sick leave
Job Purpose
To provide administrative and legal support to the Family Law Department, assisting solicitors with the day-to-day management of family law matters and ensuring clients receive a professional, efficient and compassionate service.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide administrative and secretarial support to the family dept.
- Prepare legal correspondence, court documents, court bundles and client paperwork.
- Assist with divorce, financial matters and child arrangement cases.
- Maintain and update client files and case management systems.
- Arrange client appointments, meetings and court hearings.
- Liaise with clients, courts, barristers and other legal professionals.
- Monitor deadlines and assist with the preparation of court bundles.
- Handle confidential and sensitive client information appropriately.
- Provide a friendly, professional and empathetic service to clients.
Skills and Experience
- Previous legal administrative experience desirable.
- Have experience using the myHMCTS portal
- Have experience using the Leap case management system
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Good IT and Microsoft Office skills.
- Ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines.
- Understanding of confidentiality and client care.
- An interest in law.
Personal Qualities
- Professional, approachable and compassionate.
- Reliable, organised and proactive.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Sensitive to the needs of clients dealing with difficult family circumstances.
Report to Syeda Reshmi Ali
Email your CV tor.ali@mayaandcosolicitors.com
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £25,000.00-£27,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Will this role count as your QWE, and who will confirm it?
Check it against the SRA’s questions in two minutes. If there is no COLP or solicitor where you work, the SRA lets a solicitor outside confirm it: an FQPS solicitor can, from £275.
