Litigation Assistant - Military

One of the UK's largest and foremost law firms is currently looking to recruit a Litigation Assistant within the Military Team at their Manchester office. You would play a key role as part of an award-winning team, acting for clients with serious personal injuries and dealing with applications under both the Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme, but more particularly the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
Offering a competitive salary role plus excellent benefits including pension scheme, childcare vouchers, and discounted gym membership, this is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the most respected law firms in the UK, recently ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations 2023.
This is a full-time permanent role, hybrid working. Applications welcome from any level of qualification however a robust understanding and enthusiasm for Military Law and/or Personal Injury are essential.
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The Role
You will provide key case support to both Case Handlers as well as the team's Administrators, regularly liaising with clients and working collaboratively with Case Handlers to provide chargeable support to progress legal cases.
You'll be responsible for ensuring actions on case correspondence are taken, requesting relevant medical records and supporting the funding process. You will provide a high standard of administrative support to the team, with tasks including taking minutes in meeting, invoice payments, email chasers, e-payment requests, distributing post electronically and closing files. You will also be responsible for using various computer programmes and have a focus on ensuring the Client database is up to date, so a being IT literate is a must.
There will also be an element of fee earning responsibility within the role which includes organising key meetings with counsel, experts and clients where appropriate.
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The Candidate
- A law graduate (or equivalent) with a genuine interest in personal injury and/or medical negligence
- Prior experience as a Paralegal or Litigation Assistant would be beneficial
- An interest in, and a desire to learn about the Military legal sector
- Excellent client care and inter-personal skills
- Integrity, empathy and intuition to help guide clients through challenging personal circumstances
- A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approach
- Hardworking character, able to thrive in a pressurised environment; reacting to changing deadlines and priorities in a professional and pragmatic manner
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The Package
Competitive salary with the following benefits…
- A huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace
- Flexible working options to make sure that you're fully supported to work the way that best suits you
- Westfield health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services
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The Company
The business you'll be working for is one of the largest law firms in the UK, operating out of 14 UK offices with over 2,500 members of staff. They are proud of their values and offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace.
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