Clinical Negligence Legal Assistant

Hays Legal; Bath; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A long-standing legal firm in Bath is seeking a Legal Assistant to support their Clinical Negligence team. The role involves managing administrative tasks, drafting documents, and basic legal processes under supervision. This position offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities for career development within a progressive law firm.

Benefits

Dynamic and inclusive culture

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a legal support or administrative/assistant role.
• Solid understanding of Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and undertake basic legal work under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage administrative workloads under guidance of fee earners.
• Draft documents and bills using appropriate precedents.
• Correspond with clients through various communication methods.

Skills

Organisational capabilities

Written communication

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Your new firm

This long-standing client is seeking a Legal Assistant to join their Clinical Negligence team in Bath. As a Legal Assistant in the team, you will provide efficient and effective administrative support to the team in which you work, enabling the team/department to function effectively and achieve its objectives. You will be part of the clinical and dental negligence departments in Bath. You will need to be able to come into the Bath office 2-3 days per week.

You will:

• Manage an administrative workload under the guidance of fee earners across the clinical and dental negligence departments in Bath
• Provide administrative support to fee earners including file-opening, telephone management, document production (including audio-typing, managing voice recognition procedures and outsourcing providers), filing/ archiving, photocopying, email management, online portal management and dealing with post
• Draft documents and bills, under supervision, using appropriate precedents and templates to accurately reflect fee-earner instructions
• Undertake basic legal processes under supervision, such as assisting to process cases through portals, obtaining relevant documentation, arranging case meetings, arranging funding, liaising with the court, completing relevant forms and processing monies.
• Preparing costs summary letters to clients
• Assisting with legal aid applications
• Obtaining and chasing medical records
• Preparing electronic bundles.
• Correspond with clients as required through telephone, email, letter and face to face

What you'll need to succeed
You will have previous experience in a legal support or administrative/assistant role, ideally within a law firm, and excellent organisational capabilities with the ability to effectively prioritise.

You will have a solid understanding of Microsoft Office suite and other relevant IT platforms, plus strong written communication skills and demonstrate a good understanding of client relationship management, with the ability to undertake basic legal work under supervision and use your initiative where required.

What you'll get in return
This progressive Top 100 law firm is known for being a people-focused firm with a dynamic and inclusive culture. This is a great opportunity to develop a rewarding career in a firm that cares.
Please contact Harriet Chapman at Hays Legal for further information on this role.

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