Russell and Russell Solicitors
Archive Assistant
BL1 4AG
Key information
- Pay
- Salary not listed
- Hours
- Full-time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted date
- 17 Jul 2026
- Closing date
- 16 Aug 2026
About this role
Vacancy Description
Archive Assistant
Location
Bolton Office
Hours
9.00 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday (1 Hour Lunch)
Salary
Negotiable depending upon experience.
We have a vacancy for an Archive Assistant to join our Bolton office.
The position will involve working with an established team to help maintain the firm’s archiving.
Successful candidates will be required to travel to our archiving units and other offices; therefore a driving license is essential for this role.
Job role
Working within a busy office with a friendly team of people, you will be expected to carry out the following duties
• To help manage deeds, archiving and retrieval with our existing team
• To deal with deed retrievals passed to you by departments
• To assist with maintaining an efficient and documented Archiving System of all files
• Any other ad hoc duties as assigned from time to time.
Skills Required
• Must have good organisational skills
• Must have attention to detail (Accuracy essential)
• IT skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work well within a team
• Motivated, friendly, confident, reliable & team player
• Eager to learn and develop new skills, flexible
• Positive attitude
Firm Details
The traditions and values, which first established Russell & Russell as an early pioneer of legal services continues to serve us well today. We still provide friendly, professional advice in the manner a traditional high street law firm would, but this is now blended with a 21st Century approach.
The practice has 200 people and has grown organically to incorporate eight offices stretching across the North West; two in Bolton and one in Atherton, Bury, Chester, Farnworth, Horwich, and Middleton. Although we pride ourselves on being a regional firm, a number of our departments service clients throughout England and Wales.
The firm holds a number of industry related accreditations across all its service areas, in particular the Lexcel Practice Management Standard.
Web Site
http://www.russellrussell.co.uk
What we offer
• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Attendance bonus
• Workplace nursery scheme
• 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an accrual system after 2 years
• Birthday holiday
• Life insurance – 2x annual salary
• Long Service Awards
• Northern Rail discount scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Quarterly fruit baskets
• Referral schemes (PI, Conveyancing, Family & Wills/Probate)
• Discounted Services (Conveyancing, Family & Wills)
• Staff Introduction Scheme (Refer a success applicant and get £500)
• Monthly Raffle Draw – 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes
• Dress down once a month (linked to a chosen charity)
• Annual Christmas Party & Events
• Charity fundraisers
Training & Development
• Training and development opportunities
• Internal workshops
• Compliance webinars
Applications
To apply, please click the button below to complete the application form and attach your CV.