Job descriptionCardiff, United Kingdom | Posted on 02/06/2026 Legal Assistant Location: Cardiff Contract: Permanent, Full-time Hours: 35 hours, Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm Start Date: ASAP What Will You Be Doing? * Be the support behind every matter – help Fee Earners stay organised, manage workloads effectively, and deliver an excellent client experience from start to finish. * Take ownership of case administration – open and manage files with precision, prepare documents, and keep records accurate, compliant, and up to date. * Support vulnerable clients with care – assist with the management of financial affairs, ensuring matters are handled accurately, sensitively, and professionally. * Keep legal work moving – draft correspondence, prepare supporting documentation, and carry out legal research to support day‑to‑day case progression. * Keep communication flowing – liaise confidently with clients, third parties and colleagues to ensure queries, updates and next steps are handled promptly. * Create a positive first impression – handle new client enquiries efficiently and warmly, ensuring every potential client receives a professional introduction to our services. Requirements * Organised and detail‑oriented – you take pride in keeping correspondence, records and compliance processes accurate and well managed. * Flexibility to travel – when required this role requires access to a car when needed. * A confident communicator – you build positive relationships with clients, colleagues and third parties through clear, professional and friendly communication. * Proactive and motivated – you bring a can‑do attitude, use your initiative and are happy to get stuck into a wide variety of tasks. * Resourceful and solutions‑focused – you can manage competing priorities, stay calm under pressure and keep work moving forward effectively. * Strong IT skills – you’re confident using Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel, and can pick up new systems quickly. * Relevant experience or qualifications – a law degree or previous Court of Protection experience would be helpful, but isn’t essential. What’s In It For You? * A collaborative, friendly working environment with regular team connection days * Generous annual leave (plus additional days with length of service) * Option to buy or sell annual leave * Life Assurance * Pension Scheme * Contributions to gym membership * Career development and learning support * ... and much more At Redkite we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond to ensure all employees can thrive. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. We believe that diversity strengthens our team and helps us better serve our clients. J-18808-Ljbffr