Legal Assistant – Community Care
Posted 3 days ago by Clear IT Recruitment Ltd
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Greater Reading Area
Summary: An opportunity exists for a Legal Assistant to join a team in Reading, Berkshire, focusing on community care. The role involves managing client files, providing administrative support, and assisting fee earners while developing necessary skills. The successful candidate will work both independently and collaboratively within the team. Responsibilities include file management, billing, and client screening, among others.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure file management, case management, and administration are kept up to date
- Assist/provide holiday cover during absences of other fee earners
- Achieve personal target(s)
- Assist the practice group in achieving target(s)
- Develop and achieve firm benchmarks for your role
- Instruct agents in accordance with your team’s requirements
- Diary management
- Document handling on behalf of fee earners
- Billing management
- Depending on candidates experience assist with other ad hoc fee earning tasks
- Assisting with screening new potential clients
Key Skills:
- 2 + years of experience working within a similar role
- Work unsupervised on administration elements of files
- Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Work effectively in a team and on your own
- Ensure that all tasks allocated by team members are completed in a timely manner
- Good keyboard and Microsoft Office skills
- Manage competing priorities and deadlines independently
- Excellent record keeping
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Legal
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Legal Assistant to join my clients team in their Reading, Berkshire offices. All potential applicants are encouraged to scroll through and read the complete job description before applying. The successful candidate will report into the Community Care Partner and will be responsible for conducting matters effectively and assisting in the progress of client files, to develop the skills required to be an effective support and to provide proactive assistance to the team as a whole.
Role & Responsibilities
- Ensure file management, case management and administration are kept up to date
- Assist/provide holiday cover during absences of other fee earners
- Achieve personal target(s)
- Assist the practice group in achieving target(s)
- Develop and achieve firm benchmarks for your role
- Instruct agents in accordance with your team’s requirements
- Diary management
- Document handling on behalf of fee earners
- Billing management.
- Depending on candidates experience assist with other ad hoc fee earning tasks
- Assisting with screening new potential clients
Skills, Attributes & Experience
- 2 + years of experience working within a similar role
- Work unsupervised on administration elements of files
- Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Work effectively in a team and on your own
- Ensure that all tasks allocated by team members are completed in a timely manner
- Good keyboard and Microsoft Office skills
- Manage competing priorities and deadlines independently
- Excellent record keeping
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (Pro rata)
- Private Medical Cover
- Life Assurance - 5 x final salary
- Enhanced pension scheme
Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment.
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