Legal Assistant - Family Law - Whitefield

Legal Assistant - Family Law - Whitefield

We are currently looking for an experienced Legal Assistant / Secretary to join our growing Family Law department at our Whitefield office.

Responsibilities include:

• Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors and other involved parties
• Provide client updates and monitor matter progression
• Opening and closing matters on the case management system compliant with the firm's AML and quality standards and SRA regulations
• Supervised drafting of basic correspondence, forms and documents.
• Submitting/registering forms and legal documents HMCTS, Legal Aid Agency
• Maintaining contact lists and calendars for fee earners
• Monitoring deadlines, manage appointments and diaries
• Preparing and submitting bills, payments and receipts, liaising with the finance team
• Handling overflow client telephone calls
• Reception cover
• Preparing and taking the banking and post
• Other duties as required to ensure the efficient running of the office

Requirements for this role include:

• Previous work experience as family law legal assistant/secretary
• Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office
• Advanced computer literacy (word, excel, outlook)
• Working knowledge of case management software
• Proficiency in English
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure

Details:

• Hours: Monday to Friday - 9:00 to 5:15 (on site)
• Attractive salary dependent on experience

Working on a fixed fee basis means there is no uncertainty as to your outlay.