AddressWe’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
We’re always looking to support our colleagues in working in a way that best works for them. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition Team to find out more information about our flexible working arrangements.
Your Role and What You'll Be Doing
You will join Amanda Marsh in our award winning Military team in Manchester. Amanda has over 20 years’ experience of acting for clients with serious personal injuries. She has significant experience in dealing with applications under both the Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme, but more particularly the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. Amanda has a special interest in representing members of the Armed Forces and a determination to ensure that each and all military personnel secure the settlement to which they are entitled under the AFCS.
You’ll be a confident communicator and highly organised to provide key case support to both Case Handlers as well as the team’s Administrators. You’ll regularly liaise with clients and work 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.
You’ll also provide supporting information to Partners and Team Leaders to enable effective supervision and have the opportunity to champion continuous improvement and best practice at all times.
About You
- Prior experience as a Paralegal or Litigation Assistant would be beneficial.
- Excellent client care and inter-personal skills, operating with integrity and showing empathy and intuition to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances.
- An interest in, and a desire to learn about the Military legal sector.
- Have ambition and enthusiasm for Personal Injury Law.
- A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approach.
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
- Flexible working options - Make work fit around your life, not the other way around.
- 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too
- Generous and flexible pension schemes.
- Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
- Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported to work in a way that best suits you. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over how they wish to work subject to role and client requirements.
We have recently been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2023!
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
Additional Information
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
