“Our goal isn’t to keep clients relying on us - it’s to help them grow confidently on their own”

Responsibilities

• Managing diaries, inboxes, and scheduling for busy lawyers

• Prioritising correspondence and maintaining clear filing systems

• Supporting client onboarding, file opening, and conflict checks

• Preparing and sending costs letters, engagement documents, and invoices

• Formatting, proofreading, and managing legal documents

• Managing time recording, expenses, and administrative workflows

• Maintaining and updating case management systems

• Implementing and improving internal processes, systems, and tools

• Liaising professionally with clients, counsel, and third parties where required

Qualifications

We’re looking for individuals who are organised, reliable, and confident supporting legal professionals.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Legal Assistant, Legal PA, or similar role

• Experience supporting lawyers across one or more practice areas

• Strong understanding of legal workflows, confidentiality, and attention to detail

• Hands-on experience with legal case management systems, such as LEAP, Smokeball, Clio, or similar platforms

• Excellent written communication and document management skills

• Confident managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Comfortable working remotely with high levels of autonomy

• A proactive mindset - you enjoy improving systems, not just maintaining them

Benefits

At Elmfields, your work helps ambitious law firms grow - and we want you to grow too.

• Remote-first flexibility (must be UK-based)

• A collaborative, supportive team that values learning and autonomy

• Opportunities to shape growth for high-growth law firms

• Work that’s varied, meaningful, and genuinely impactful

Position Details

• Position: Legal Virtual Assistant

• Location: UK-based (Remote)

• Application Deadline: Rolling

Why join Elmfields?

Our Legal Virtual Assistants play a vital role in helping ambitious firms run smoothly, serve clients better, and grow.

Our culture is built on our unique five principles - FIELD, and at Elmfields you’ll have the freedom to shape our legal administration service, with clients who genuinely value what you bring to the table.

Apply now

If you enjoy bringing structure to busy legal environments and supporting ambitious lawyers at the highest standard, we’d love to hear from you.

Send us your CV and a short note about your legal experience, practice areas, and the systems you’ve worked with. Let’s grow together.