Legal Administrator

Kennedys is looking for a Legal Administrator to join our Sheffield office. The role will include acknowledging new instructions, creating court bundles, identifying key dates/deadlines, liaising with team to complete client deadlines and general office admin duties, in a paperless environment.

Team

Kennedys Healthcare division advise the NHS Resolution, NHS Trusts and medical malpractice insurers of private hospitals, clinics and practitioners on EL/PL and clinical negligence claims. The team advise on medical insurance coverage, health law advice, and regulatory matters and represent clients at inquests and judicial reviews. The team have a presence across our London, Cambridge, Birmingham and some of our global offices.

Key responsibilities

• Deal accurately with e-filing of documents-
• Operate the Firm's quality procedures and information security systems as specified in the current edition of the Quality Procedures
• Ensure the confidentiality and security of all practice and client's documentation and/or information
• Undertake electronic file closure and archiving when required and assist with locating closed files when required.

Required experience

• Previous experience as an administrator in a professional services environment
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Proven organisational skills with a proactive attitude
• Proven ability to deal with confidential matters with discretion
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work as part of a team from a shared inbox

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.