Family Law Administrator — Part-time Maternity Cover

Family Law Administrator — Part-time Maternity Cover

Ready to bring your family law support skills to a firm that genuinely invests in its people? Join a recognised, people-focused legal team and play a key role in a friendly, ambitious Family department.

We’re looking for a part-time Family Law Executive with 2 years’ experience to provide high-quality administrative and secretarial support during a 12-month maternity cover contract. You’ll work 17.5–20 hours per week from their Hertford office, supporting Partners and fee earners with varied, meaningful work.

What you’ll do:

You’ll help keep the Family department running smoothly, delivering efficient support, excellent client care, and accurate administration across a busy legal workload.

• Manage diaries, enquiries, file administration, billing support and client account tasks.
• Prepare legal documents, court forms, bundles, exhibits and cost update letters.
• File documents with HMCTS, request records, support audio dictation and keep matters moving.
• Deliver professional, confidential and reassuring client care at every stage.
• Work closely with Partners, fee earners and colleagues while supporting the team’s profile and social media activity.

This is a varied role, so you may also support other reasonable tasks from time to time, including occasional travel to other offices.

What we expect from you:

• You have at least two years’ relevant experience and strong legal administration skills.
• You’re organised, accurate, discreet and confident juggling priorities.
• You care about excellent client service and take pride in doing things properly.
• You bring a positive, can-do attitude and enjoy being part of a supportive team.

What you can expect from us:

• Flexible and hybrid working.
• A supportive environment with one-to-ones, department meetings and appraisals.
• Clear development opportunities and a structured career path.
• Bonus schemes, pension, Employee Assistance Programme and Healthcare Cash Plan.
• Financial well-being support, social and well-being initiatives, and regular staff events.

Sound like your next move? We’d love to hear from you. Full job description available on Mission4Recruitment website

Despite our best efforts it is not always possible to respond to every application individually due to the high volume of responses we receive on each vacancy.

Only candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted for this particular role and if you have not heard from us within 7 days please assume that you have not be successful. However, we will keep your details on our database, and will contact you when other suitable positions come in.