Legal Secretary/PA

Job title:

Legal Secretary/PA

Company

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

Job description

Manchester – Salary negotiable based on experience My client is Legal 500 firm of serious and personal injury solicitors who are looking for an experienced Legal Secretary to provide PA support their team.You will need to have previous experience of dealing with personal and serious injuryThe ideal candidate will be responsible to Assistant Fee Earners in the catastrophic personal injury and clinical negligence department for all day-to-day administrative duties including; typing correspondence, letters, reports, statements and instructions, copying, filing and organising client files etc. utilising the firm’s equipment as appropriate. They will manage the diary and emails of the Fee Earners in their absence and establishing and maintaining a reminder system for key dates.They will also deal with clients, their families, other legal professionals and/or experts in person and on the telephone in the absence of or at the request of the Fee Earners, taking concise and accurate messages and relaying these in a timely manner whilst ensuring that client files are maintained in compliance with the firm’s office manual procedures, that all filing is carried out promptly and efficiently and that files are neat and tidy and suitably organised.Main Duties

• Providing one to one administrative support to one Partner and one Senior Associate within the Personal Injury department.
• Managing their diaries, setting up meetings and making necessary travel arrangements.
• Digital dictation; generating third party correspondence, emails and Court documents.
• Liaising directly with clients, their families and various other professionals.
• Preparing electronic trial bundles and collating necessary enclosures.

Experience working within catastrophic personal injury claims is desired, but not essential. It is, however, essential that candidates possess exceptional interpersonal skills, the ability to work within a team and can empathise with our clients and their families. Experience working with individuals who present challenging behaviour would be beneficialIf this role is of interest and you have 12 months + experience as a Legal Secretary then please send your cv to georgia@douglas-scott.co.ukSalary neg + benefits

Expected salary

Location

Manchester

Job date

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 03:04:25 GMT

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