Legal Assistant/Legal Secretary Family Law, £23,000 to £25,000, Worcestershire
Job Overview
Provide administrative support to the Fee Earner within the Family Law department and general support to colleagues. The ideal candidate will be confident, ambitious, a team player, and possess excellent communication and IT skills. We offer a generous salary, a productive environment, an inspiring peer group, and a caring culture.
Key Responsibilities
1. Maintain Fee Earner’s diary, arrange meetings and appointments.
2. Handle new enquiries and set up new matters, including onboarding and due diligence processes such as identification verification and anti-money laundering compliance.
3. Type, print, and process dictations diligently.
4. Organise, e-file, and scan documents into our Case Management System while maintaining paper files accurately.
5. Manage billing, generate and coordinate invoices monthly, and chase outstanding payments.
6. Request payments and record receipts, liaising with the Accounts Team.
7. Open and archive paper and electronic files.
8. Handle routine client correspondence and queries.
9. Attend to clients in person and on the phone with excellent interpersonal skills and customer care.
10. Deal with third-party agencies, including Counsel, Courts, and Experts.
11. Be fully conversant with Word, Outlook, Excel, and electronic Case Management Systems.
12. Support general administration within the Family Law Team.
Additional Information
We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of ethnicity, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.
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