Legal Support Assistant

Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Glasgow 
Working Pattern: Minimum 2 days per week in the office, 3 days remote  

The Role
As a Legal Support Assistant, you will provide high-quality administrative and client support to fee earners, ensuring work is delivered efficiently and to a high standard. Working within a collaborative team, you will manage tasks from start to finish, coordinate workflows, support client relationships and help maintain seamless service delivery.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong organisational and time management skills

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

• Confident written and verbal communication skills

• Proactive, client-focused and able to work independently

• Strong team player with a flexible approach

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills

• (Desirable) Experience in a legal or professional services environment

• (Desirable) Experience supporting fee earners and using document/case management systems

Key Responsibilities

• Manage document production and review work for quality and accuracy

• Support clients, fee earners and internal teams with day-to-day queries

• Coordinate diaries, meetings, travel and administrative activities

• Assist with business development, pitches and presentations

• Manage file opening/closing, compliance tasks and matter administration

• Support billing, WIP management and other finance-related processes

• Maintain accurate client and matter data across systems

• Prepare reports, spreadsheets, correspondence and meeting minutes

The Team

You will join a collaborative Legal Support team, working closely with fee earners and Business Services colleagues in a fast-paced environment where teamwork, flexibility and exceptional client service are key.

What's in it for you?

• Hybrid working - A minimum of 2 days each week in our Glasgow office, with the flexibility to work from home for the remainder of the week.

• Career development opportunities - Structured learning and development, mentoring, career pathways and internal mobility opportunities across our global network.

• Collaborative culture - Join a supportive, high-performing team

• Global exposure - Work alongside colleagues and clients across multiple countries as part of a leading international law firm.

• Modern Glasgow office - Enjoy a contemporary city-centre workspace.

• Benefits and wellbeing – Including life assurance from day one, an annual Wellbeing Day, Volunteer Day, Employee Assistance Programme, lifestyle discounts and a range of health and wellbeing support.

Please note: eligibility for benefits may vary based on location and length of service. Full details will be confirmed upon joining. 

The Firm

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Our Commitment

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process.

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This is the job description as constituted at present; however, Clyde & Co reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.