Fraser Hollands Solicitors Ltd - Strood

02/07/2025

A lovely thank you from one of our Clients for the help Michelle LeMasonry provided to them.

23/06/2025

22/03/2024

We are looking for a Personal Assistant to a Child Care Solicitor. This is a full-time hybrid role, based in our Strood Office, for a Personal Assistant to a Children's Panel Solicitor. Our office hours are 9am - 5pm Monday to Thursday, and 9am - 4pm on Fridays.

We are also willing to consider applications from applicants who are looking for a part-time position, as there is some flexibility within the role.

FIRM DESCRIPTION
Fraser Hollands Solicitors Limited is a dynamic solicitors’ firm located in Strood and Sheerness, that brings together a team of leading Family Law experts to advise and support families across Kent. The firm provides practical and cost-effective advice and experience for matters within Family Law and Wills & Probate.

ROLE DESCRIPTION
The Personal Assistant will be responsible for providing executive administrative assistance, managing the diary of the Solicitor, maintaining communication with clients, and performing clerical skills such as typing, scanning and photocopying. Duties include:

- Opening new cases up on our Case Management System
- Liaising with Clients, Solicitors, Courts, and Barristers by phone, email, letters and face-to-face
- Applying for Legal Aid on behalf of Clients and ensuring the Legal Aid Certificates are regularly updated
- Audio typing
- Uploading and retrieving documents from the Court Portal
- Diary management on behalf of the Childcare Lawyer
- Occasionally screening incoming calls
- Preparing Briefs templates to internal and external Counsel
- Preparing summary letters for expert reports and Court hearings
- Redacting documents
- Assisting with preparing files for closure and billing
- Assisting the Childcare Lawyer with any other tasks

QUALIFICATIONS
- A minimum of 5 GCSEs grade A*-C, including English and Maths
- Experience as a Legal Secretary or Personal Assistant within a law firm, Family Law and Legal Aid knowledge is a plus
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Competent in Microsoft Office and Case Management Systems
- High degree of efficiency and accuracy
- Friendly person with a positive attitude
- Flexibility and willingness to provide support across the office when needed

BENEFITS
- Flexible working with 2 days WFH per week
- 4pm finishes every Friday
- 23 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and firm-wide Christmas closure
- Additional days of annual leave are given for long-service
- Additional day off for your birthday
- Wide range of training opportunities

If this role is of interest to you, please contact our Practice Manager, Robyn Murphy at [email protected] with your CV and a covering letter.

If you have any further questions in relation to the role, feel free to reach out!

13/09/2022

As a mark of respect, our offices will be closed on Monday 19th September, the day of the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday 20th September.

09/09/2022

She lived a remarkable life, and we thank her for her service.

18/07/2022

Stay safe and keep cool!

01/06/2022

We hope you enjoy the long weekend! 👑

11/05/2022

We are pleased to announce Hannah Downs is now an accredited member of the Law Society's Children Panel. Congratulations Hannah!

29/04/2022

We will be back up and running on Tuesday. We hope you have a fantastic bank holiday weekend!

27/04/2022

Fraser Hollands can assist in any of these matters. If you are unsure whether we can assist you, get in touch and we will see what we can do to help.

19/04/2022

Since opening our Sheerness Office, we have amended our contact information slightly. Please see below our most up-to-date contact details.