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Legal Assistant - Litigation - Bedford
We are looking to recruit an full time Litigation Legal Assistant to be based at our Bedford office.
To be successful you will have a strong secretarial and administration background. In addition, you will be a well organised self-starter who is able to work independently to ensure that tasks are completed to a high standard. Confidence in dealing with clients in a professional manner, both on the telephone and in person, is essential.
Key tasks include but not limited to:
- Dealing with all new enquiries and responding appropriately (ie sending out questionnaires, etc.)
- Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors and other involved parties
- Making detailed attendance notes of all interactions
- Opening/closing files, keeping files updated with correspondence (electronic and hard copy) and ensuring compliance with SRA regulations/firm style
- Administrative support (including photocopying and scanning etc)
- Drafting basic letters and preparing/submitting basic legal documents
- Completing legal forms, registering legal documents and submitting applications to the Court
- Maintaining contact lists and calendars for fee earners
- Undertaking research
- Sorting, paginating and indexing medical notes, preparing chronologies
- Monitoring deadlines
- Preparing bundles/e bundles for Court
- Sitting behind advocates in court
- Costing files
- Preparing and submitting bills to the finance team for fee earners
- Reception cover
- Preparing and taking the banking and post (cover).
Job Details
- Hours - Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:15 with a one hour lunch break (Office Based)
- Immediate start available
- Attractive salary dependent on experience
- 26 days holiday as well as bank holidays
- Pension Scheme
- Firm Funded Eye tests
- Monthly holiday bonus scheme (extra days holiday for each monthly income target achieved for region)
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities including support to study for professional qualifications
To apply for the position, please send your CV to Lisa Syrett - lisasyrett@hcbgroup.com