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Sales Administrator

Sheffield
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Job ID 1067484 Job category Legal Hours per week 37.5 Closing date 05-06-2026 Salary £25,430

Sales Administrator  
£25,430 plus excellent benefits (Work Level 6C) 

3 weekday evening shifts between 11:15am and 7:15pm (plus one in three Saturdays)
Sheffield – you’ll spend your initial 3-month training period in the office, then you’ll have the chance to work in a hybrid way dividing your time between home and the office.

We’re looking for a motivated and customer-focussed Sales Administrator to join our growing Estate Planning team at Co-op Legal Services. You don’t need a legal background to succeed in this role, making this a great opportunity to grow your skills within an innovative and ethical business.

As a business, we’re passionate about developing our colleagues. You’ll gain hands on experience within a legal setting, have access to ongoing training, build foundational knowledge in succession planning, and develop your customer service skills. As we continue to expand our team and invest in new technology, there’s never been a more exciting time to join.

You’ll play a key part in helping us deliver outstanding support to our colleagues, clients, and communities. You’ll take on a variety of responsibilities, with a particular focus on managing consultants’ diaries and coordinating and responding to public enquiries.

What you’ll do

  • Collate and send the required and relevant documents to either our clients and/or our consultants, based remotely, in a timely and accurate fashion 
  • Deal with related queries from colleagues based remotely and make outbound calls to clients
  • Support with efficient diary management for our consultants, including contact with prospective clients.
  • Work closely with the team leaders to assess work and flag any governance concerns or issues
  • Support the team with general admin tasks and deal with general client queries including occasionally supporting the advisory team in taking inbound calls from clients
  • Conduct daily checks on processes and procedures to ensure a smooth and consistent client journey
  • Support the leadership team in briefing the wider advisory team on ways of working and signposting support resources for colleagues

What you’ll bring

  • A working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook
  • The ability and self-motivation to work independently as well as part of a team
  • The ability to manage your own time and workload 
  • A keen eye for detail and accuracy
  • Experience of communicating with customers both on the phone and via email
  • The ability to building positive relationships with both colleagues and external parties

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:
•    Competitive salary
•    Coaching, training, and support to help you develop
•    Pension with up to 10% employer contributions
•    Annual incentive scheme 
•    28 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 32 in line with service)
•    Discounts on Co-op products and services
•    Free support for your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing

Building an inclusive work environment

We’re building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.

We’re proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we’ll support you.

Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion.

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Benefits

  • Coaching, training and support such as study leave, to help you develop your skills and progress your career
  • Pension with up to 10% employer contributions
  • Incentive scheme up to 10% after probation
  • 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 32 in line with service)
  • Wellbeing benefits to support your physical financial and mental health
  • Discounts on Co-op products and services

Success profile

What makes a successful member of our team? Check out the top traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix.

  • Team-work
  • Detail orientated
  • Organisation
  • Communication
  • Relationship-building
  • Adaptability

Your career at Co-op Legal Services

You’ll find exciting and rewarding career opportunities here, as well as real work/life balance and innovative tools and technology which allow you to focus single mindedly on the needs of your clients.

We regularly recruit for qualified and non-qualified jobs and if you share our obsession with client care, we can help you build a fulfilling legal career.

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Our practice areas

Our Legal Services teams are dedicated to supporting clients in their hour of need. We work hard, go the extra mile and hit targets to make sure their cases are resolved in a timely way. With that comes the satisfaction of knowing we’ve done right by our clients during life’s most difficult moments.

Our probate colleagues support bereaved families as they manage the legal and financial processes surrounding the money, property, and possessions of a person who’s died. Our probate teams are experts at what they do and are supported by innovative AI tools and case management technology.

Our wills and estate planning teams help clients make a will that’s right for their circumstances. It’s vital that in their hour of need, clients can make informed choices about their legal planning, and our wills and estate planning colleagues discuss their wishes and offer expert guidance and support.

Our trusted family law colleagues help clients navigate a wide range of important life moments including divorce, legal separation and child custody matters. We recruit for a variety of qualified and non-qualified roles, and no matter which part of the team you join, you’ll get comprehensive training and a wide range of options to develop your skill set without breaking the bank.

Our personal injury solicitors and litigation lawyers are committed to getting the best outcomes for our clients. Each year, they secure millions of pounds in compensation for people who have been injured in accidents through no fault of their own.

Our medical negligence team works tirelessly to secure compensation for those who have suffered due to medical negligence or accidents caused by healthcare professionals. Building a career as a medical negligence solicitor at Co-op Legal Services offers you the chance to make a real difference and have a visible impact on the wellbeing of your clients.

Application process

At Co-op, we’re passionate about doing great work for the communities we trade in. That means having the right people, from all walks of life and backgrounds, in our team to serve them. Take a look below how to become one of our colleagues.

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If you pass the assessment your CV will be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team. If you meet the essential criteria for the role your CV will be sent through to the hiring manager to review.

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