Farnfields Solicitors is recruiting for a Legal Administrative Assistant / Legal Assistant to join our Residential Conveyancing Team at our Shaftesbury office.
This is a permanent role, ideally full-time (minimum 30 hours per week), primarily office-based, with scope to work remotely one day per week following training and induction.
What is the role?
You will provide transactional support within a fast-paced residential conveyancing team. The role will involve client onboarding, compliance procedures, file progression, exchanges, completions and post-completion administration, together with regular contact with clients, estate agents, mortgage advisers and other professionals.
About you
You will ideally have previous experience within the legal sector in a legal support role, preferably residential conveyancing, or alternatively we are open to you having no legal experience, but having good transferable skills, together with:
- Strong organisational and administrative skills
- Excellent communication and people skills
- A proactive, professional and friendly approach
- Good IT skills and attention to detail
- Good GCSE (or equivalent) grades in English and Maths
You will enjoy working as part of a collaborative team, be comfortable managing multiple tasks and deadlines, and be committed to providing an excellent service to clients and colleagues alike. Full training and ongoing support will be provided.
Our Values
Farnfields Solicitors works to five values: Approachable, Supportive, Collaborative, Adaptable and Excellence. The future we are building is clear. A firm that is approachable when clients need to ask the difficult questions, supportive when the pressure is on, collaborative across every office and every team, adaptable when the landscape shifts, and excellence; always excellent, in everything we do.
That’s not a list of aspirations; that’s a description of who you already are.
A bit about us
- We are a well-established and successful law firm, and 2026 marks Farnfields’ 90 th year serving Dorset and Wiltshire.
- We have a modern and down to earth approach.
- We are passionate about providing an excellent service to our clients.
- We place importance on being part of the local community.
- We are friendly, supportive and ambitious.
- At Farnfields we recognise the importance of family life and can offer a good work life balance.
- Winner of The British Conveyancing Awards for Residential Conveyancing Team of the Year, 2024.
- Winner of LawNet Team of the Year (Business Law) 2023
- As a Lexcel-accredited firm and member of LawNet we are committed to career development and providing challenging work to positively engage and motivate our people.
This is an excellent opportunity to join an established, award winning, Firm who are modern, friendly and ambitious; coupled with a down to earth approach.
Due to our continuing strong growth, we currently have a number of exciting career opportunities available:
Legal Administrative Assistant / Legal Assistant – Private Client
Gillingham, Dorset Applications close on October 31st, 2026
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