About the Opportunity
Legal PA – South Manchester – Up to £32,000 salary
Superb opportunity to join an award-winning law firm offering specialist quality Personal Injury legal advice.
Due to the development and expansion of the firm’s Clinical Negligence department, the firm is looking to appoint a Legal PA to join the team and assist in driving forward a resilient and progressive legal practice.
The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated individual with previous legal secretary / personal assistant experience and knowledge of Personal Injury.
Key Responsibilities
- Full support to fee earners, as required, including preparing correspondence and documents
- Opening and maintaining files on the case management system
- Preparing mail and enclosures for dispatch
- Proactively dealing with conflicting diary appointments and an ever-changing diary
- Ensuring a timely response to all communication from both internal and external stakeholders
- Attending to clients, primarily on the telephone, and providing such support in a professional and friendly manner
- Producing and amending legal documentation using digital dictation
- Typing extensive reports to private healthcare; trusts and clinics, clinicians and indemnifiers, and general admin duties
- Collating billing information and producing invoices
- Monitoring fee earners’ e-mails and drafting responses
- Constantly maintaining a high level of confidentiality
The Candidate
- Ability to work well as part of a team and on own initiative
- Strong legal and leadership skills with an eye for detail
- Excellent organisation and time-management skills
- Professional and effective communication with team members and contacts
The Benefits & How to Apply
- Salary up to £32,000 depending on experience
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – rising with length of service
- Private health insurance
- Flexible working
- Generous company pension
Apply in the strictest of confidence online and or via telephone.
Contact Tara Halliwell (Retained Consultant)
Direct Dial: 0161 826 3140 Mobile: 0793 999 2563
Email: tara.halliwell@williamjamesrecruitment.com
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