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SalaryOne of our local authority clients are currently recruiting for a Legal Assistant. This is a temporary contract for 3 months with possible further extension based on budget and performance.
Main Purpose of Post/Job Summary
To deal with routine legal and administrative work and assist senior members of staff with legal work, as assigned.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist in a range of legal duties including the collation of bundles, briefs, and the management of documents and files in paper format and in case processing.
- Liaise with clients, counsel, court and expert witnesses, and deal with routine queries raised by clients and others in connection with casework and process.
- Draft standard documentation, including correspondence, applications, threshold, statements of case, letters of instruction, briefs and similar documents.
- Under supervision carry out any other non- standard drafting.
- Keep bundles updated and accurate, maintaining them and closing files in a timely and efficient manner, adhering to current procedures for the scanning, storage and maintenance of all file records.
- Be responsible for assisting the legal team to prepare for hearings, applications, liaising with the court, clients and others to ensure compliance with directions and efficient handling of these matters.
- Prepare documents for hearings, preparation and delivery of bundles and other associated documents.
- Keep bundles updated and accurate, maintaining them and closing files in a timely and efficient manner, adhering to current procedures for the scanning, storage and maintenance of all file records.
- Assist as required in the work of the fee earners, in any tasks associated with cases including attendance at meetings as required to take notes, sitting behind Counsel, attending court, all preparation work for hearings and meetings as required, maintenance of diaries.
- Take telephone messages and deal with all related queries.
The above is a brief overview of the role, details and specification will be provided should you be successful. If interested in this position, please send your CV to Jahker Miah at Coyle Personnel Ltd.
