Our client is looking for an experienced is looking for a Legal Clerkr.
This is one of many opportunities we are currently recruiting for please visit our website colbernlimited co uk for more jobs.
Main purpose of job:
•To provide clerical and administrative support principally to the Child Care Team, but also to the rest of the division as needed.
Responsibilities, duties and tasks:
•To maintain and operate the written system for renewals of interim orders in Care Proceedings, under appropriate Solicitor supervision.
•To prepare and produce, under appropriate solicitor, legal assistant supervision, bundles of documents for legal proceedings and to deliver such bundles to Court where necessary.
•To write letters and answer telephone enquiries and prioritise the urgency of such calls and deal with in an appropriate manner.
•To maintain diaries, both electronic and paper as appropriate.
•To participate in the implementation, development and maintenance of Practice Management, office procedures, case management systems (Iken at present), standards and policies, as required.
•To record promptly on (Iken) case management system all relevant case specific documentation and time worked, in accordance with the Division’s time recording system, when in operation
•To undertake all necessary office administration such as operating an electronic case management system, filing, photocopying, faxing and raising cheques.
•To use and input data into electronic and paper information systems.
•To assist with the preparation, collation and distribution of documents and information, as appropriate.
•To receive visitors and deal appropriately with their enquiries.
•To maintain records and arrange meetings.
•To contribute to the development of office procedures, systems and practices.
•To contribute to the administrative support of the Legal & Governance division by participating in the rota of administrative support based in the legal office
•To co-ordinate solicitor attendance at Child Protection Conferences and maintain Child Protection Databases
•Under appropriate supervision, to issue applications and to file and serve legal documents.
•To undertake the production of monthly and quarterly statistics for solicitors.
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are an equal opportunities employer