Good Law Practice – Administrative Assistant

About the Role

We are recruiting for an Administrative Assistant who has financial experience. The deadline for applications is 24 July and we hope to have the person in post as soon as possible.

We are looking for an energetic, hard-working and proactive individual to join our newly-formed team as an administrative assistant, with a particular focus on finance. This is a very exciting opportunity to play an important role in a unique law firm in its early stages. The successful candidate will be proactive, have a sense of adventure, and feel comfortable within a dynamic, rapid-paced environment. The full job description and person specification is located at the end of this job pack.

Essential experience and attributes

• Excellent organisational, writing and verbal communication skills.
  Good IT skills, including mainstream applications.
  Experience in financial processing, including billings, invoices, recharges and reimbursements
  A willingness to get ‘stuck in’ and take on new challenges.

About Us

Good Law Practice is a not for profit law firm that has Good Law Project as its main client and also acts for other clients. Good Law Project is a not for profit organisation that uses the law for a better world. It had a primary role in overturning the prorogation of Parliament in 2019 and more recently had been shining a spotlight on the Government’s awarding of lucrative Covid contracts to their friends and associates. You can read more about Good Law Project on here. Good Law Practice shares the Project’s values of bravery, honesty and decisiveness and is similarly committed to the highest possible standard of ethical conduct in all its activities.

The Practice is an independent, SRA-regulated law firm. We are a new organisation with a friendly, energetic and motivated team. We are now planning to hire an Administrative Assistant to join us to help support and develop our work, addressing injustice, discrimination and inequality experienced by some of the most marginalised groups in our society.

How to apply

Please send us one 3-page document consisting of:

• Your CV (max one page)
• Your covering letter of no more than two pages outlining:
  • Why you are interested in the role
  • How you meet the requirements
  • What motivates you to work at Good Law Practice
  • How your skills and experience would make you a suitable candidate for this role
  • if you have a disability, any adjustments or access requirements and how we can help you during the recruitment process
  • Where you found out about the job opportunity
  • Include details of two referees
  • Your current notice period
  • Your availability for interviews which are likely to take place between 25 and 28 July 2023

Interview details: We intend to hold interviews for short-listed candidates in person, where possible, between 25 & 28 July 2024. If you are not available during that period, please let us know in your covering letter. Please check your junk mail for emails from Good Law Practice as well as your main inbox.

 

Join us in the fight for a fairer future

Apply now

Or email: bstotesbury@goodlawpractice.com with the subject line: Administrative Assistant

Encouragement of equal opportunity and reasonable adjustments

We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or learning), LGBT or relationship status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or social class. We particularly welcome applications from racialised ethnic groups and/or those with lived experience of disadvantage.

We encourage people with disabilities to advise us of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the recruitment process to ensure you have the opportunity to present yourself in a comfortable manner. Please mention your disability in your application. If your application demonstrates the essential criteria for the role, we will guarantee an interview and discuss any special arrangements you may need.