About the Firm

Join Pearson Solicitors

Our success depends on our ability to attract, retain and reward the best people and cultivate their talents, so that we can continue to offer our clients the competition-beating services that we are known for.

Joining us means working with talented people who are committed to building effective relationships and achieving outstanding results.

We value diversity and as a firm with an extremely broad client base, we recognise that our clients do too, so we reflect this in our workforce.

Current Vacancies

Interested in Joining the Pearson Team? Here is a list of current roles we are actively recruiting for:

We are currently seeking an experienced Child Care Secretary or Legal Assistant to join our established Child Care team at our offices in Oldham.

This is a full-time permanent position that offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive range of staff benefits.

Requirements and details of the role:

  • Previous legal secretarial experience working within a Child Care team is essential
  • Ability to produce documents efficiently
  • Familiar with the production of legal forms and court procedures
  • A comprehensive understanding of the care proceeding process
  • Excellent levels of accuracy
  • Initiative to learn and ability to self-motivate
  • Excellent communication skills with team members, clients and third parties
  • An ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
  • IT skills – Microsoft Word, audio typing using BigHand, case management system using Partner for Windows, formatting and editing documents
  • Administration tasks and diary management
  • All other tasks to help support the needs of the Child Care Solicitors, Fee earners and clients

Salary & Package:

  • Competitive salary
  • Automatic enrolment onto the company’s pension scheme
  • Excellent staff benefit package
  • Friendly and supportive team environment
  • Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

How to apply:

Please send your full CV and current salary to Director and Practice Manager: joanne.ormston@pearsonlegal.co.uk

Staff Benefits

Staff Members at Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers can enjoy the following benefits:

  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Flexible working
  • Enhanced Sick allowance
  • Death in service benefit
  • Auto-enrolment pension scheme
  • Annual discretionary firm bonus scheme
  • Birthday day off (when it falls on a weekday)
  • Discounted legal fees for staff and family members
  • Medical Benefits
  • Free eye tests
  • Great staff events
  • Annual Senior Staff Dinner
  • Great training and development
  • A chance to work with our charities
  • Christmas shutdown
  • Dress down Fridays
  • Car parking permit (where applicable)
  • Company Mobile telephone (where applicable)
  • Payment of professional subscriptions and memberships
  • Mental health and wellbeing – Access to a free employee 24/7 helpline facility

How to apply

We have ambitious plans to grow. We are actively looking for high-performing people to join us. So, if you think you would thrive as part of our dynamic team, please call Joanne Ormston on 0161 785 3500 or send us your CV by completing the recruitment form.

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