Legal Personal Assistant

About the Opportunity

Legal PA - South Manchester - Up to £32,000 salary

Superb opportunity to join an award-winning law firm offering specialist quality Personal Injury legal advice.

Due to the development and expansion of the firm's Clinical Negligence department, the firm is looking to appoint a Legal PA to join the team and assist in driving forward a resilient and progressive legal practice.

The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated individual with previous legal secretary / personal assistant experience and knowledge of Personal Injury.

Key Responsibilities

• Full support to fee earners, as required, including preparing correspondence and documents
• Opening and maintaining files on the case management system
• Preparing mail and enclosures for dispatch
• Proactively dealing with conflicting diary appointments and an ever-changing diary
• Ensuring a timely response to all communication from both internal and external stakeholders
• Attending to clients, primarily on the telephone, and providing such support in a professional and friendly manner
• Producing and amending legal documentation using digital dictation
• Typing extensive reports to private healthcare; trusts and clinics, clinicians and indemnifiers, and general admin duties
• Collating billing information and producing invoices
• Monitoring fee earners' e-mails and drafting responses
• Constantly maintaining a high level of confidentiality

The Candidate

• Ability to work well as part of a team and on own initiative
• Strong legal and leadership skills with an eye for detail
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills
• Professional and effective communication with team members and contacts

The Benefits & How to Apply

• Salary up to £32,000 depending on experience
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - rising with length of service
• Private health insurance
• Flexible working
• Generous company pension

Apply in the strictest of confidence online and or via telephone.

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