Childcare Legal Assistant

Childcare (Public Law) Legal Assistant/Legal Secretary

Walsall

Competitive Salary, commensurate with experience

We are working with a well-established national law firm who are looking to attract an experienced Childcare Legal Assistant or an experienced Childcare Legal Secretary to support their busy team in Walsall.

The role will involve:

• Handling Legal Aid applications in respect of Childcare public law matters
• Providing administrative support to Fee Earners in all matters pertaining to Childcare public law cases
• Diary management
• Responding to e-mail correspondence
• Liaising with clients and third-party professionals

Suitable candidates will have:

• 12 months'+ experience of child care/public law matters
• Fast, accurate audio typing skills
• Experience of using a legal case management system
• Experience of using the legal aid online portal
• An understanding of legal aid billing procedures
• The ability to work well as part of a team player
• A keen interest to providing a first class service to clients

This is a full-time permanent job which is fully office-based. Hours of work are 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Benefits include:

• Supportive in training and development of all staff
• 20 day's annual leave, rising to 23 days with length of service
• Additional paid leave over the Christmas shut down period (discretionary)
• NEST pension scheme with an employer contribution of 3%
• Friendly, supportive and collaborative working environment

Note: A competitive salary is offered which will be wholly commensurate with experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge.

For more information, please contact Tracey at Talentwise Solutions

About Talentwise

Talentwise Solutions is a family-run, boutique recruitment agency specialising in legal professional and legal support jobs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham and the Midlands.

We offer a tailored service, to find the right role and the right cultural fit for our candidates, and rest assured we will never forward your CV to any firm without first gaining your consent.

About Your Consultant

Tracey is the Owner and Director of Talentwise Solutions, where her focus is on offering a prestigious, consultative, open, and honest service - the way she believes recruitment should be! Tracey's passion for recruitment in the legal sector goes back over thirty years, and today it's stronger than ever. Tracey prides herself on her personalised approach to recruiting and will be on hand to guide you through every stage of the process from initial application through to job offer. You know your career is in great hands with Tracey's experience and expertise.

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