Criminal Legal Secretary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant to join a leading motor offence law firm based in Manchester. You will be required to have previous legal secretarial/legal assistant experience with experience of using a case management system.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader in motor offence law with a great reputation.

This role is full time office based working Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

Duties include

• Liaising with clients, taking new enquiry
• Obtaining and combining dates of availability for trial Counsel and Experts daily
• Resulting cases in court the same day
• Opening client files upon receipt of instructions
• Booking Counsel and Experts daily to attend all court hearings
• Chasing responses daily as instructed, from the courts, prosecution, police, GP surgeries, hospitals, clients, witnesses
• Chasing & taking payments from clients, raising invoices
• Drafting correspondence and documents daily to assist the case handlers
• Preparing transcripts of CCTV evidence received

The firm has an excellent benefits package including

• Modern offices
• Gym
• Training and development offered for all staff
• Annual salary reviews
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• Perkbox
• Death in service
• Pension scheme
• Private health care
• Dress down/refreshments/social events

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