HCB Solicitors Limited are recruiting for a Legal Assistant to join our Family Law team in Solihull .
Main purpose
To provide administrative support to the Fee Earner within the department as well as general support to fellow colleagues within the 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
Location: SolihullOffice (Office Based role)
Hours: Mon – Fri, 09.00 – 17.15 with a one hour lunch break
Holiday: 26days plus Bank Holidays
Salary: Dependent on experience
To apply for this position, please email your CV to Lisa Syrett - lisasyrett@hcbgroup.com
Working on a fixed fee basis means there is no uncertainty as to your outlay.
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