Legal Administrator

Kennedys Law LLP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Legal Administrator to join their Legacy Disease team in Leeds. The role involves monitoring client portals, managing court deadlines, and ensuring the confidentiality of documentation. Ideal candidates will have strong administrative skills and proficiency in MS Office, contributing to a dynamic legal environment.

Qualifications

• Previous administrative experience required.
• Proficiency in MS Office packages essential.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Client Portals for new instructions.
• Make telephone calls to Court and Medial Experts.
• Ensure Court deadlines are met.

Skills

Administrative experience

Proficient in MS Office

Good literacy

Good numeracy

Good typing skills

Tools

BigHand

Service Desk Plus

Job description

Kennedys is looking for a Legal Administrator to join our Legacy Disease team.

Team

Kennedys Legacy Disease Team are based in various locations throughout the UK. The team advise clients in relation to legacy disease claims.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor Client Portals for new instructions to ensure these are dealt with in accordance with Service Level Agreements.
• Telephone calls to Court, CRU, Chambers, and Medial Experts
• Dealing with incoming proceedings to ensure Court deadlines are met and adhered to
• Operate the Firm's quality procedures and information security systems as specified in the current edition of the Quality Procedures
• Ensure the confidentiality and security of all practice and client's documentation and/or information

Required experience

• Previous administrative experience
• Proficient in MS Office packages, knowledge of BigHand or Service Desk Plus
• Good literacy and numeracy
• Good typing skills

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.