Legal Administrator – Criminal Department – Nottingham

Bhatia Best Limited; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Bhatia Best Limited, a leading firm in the East Midlands, is seeking a Legal Administrator for their Criminal Department in Nottingham. This office-based role involves a variety of administrative tasks including processing Legal Aid applications, managing appointments, and liaising with clients. Ideal for candidates with strong communication skills, training will be provided for those with minimal legal experience.

Qualifications

• Good administrative and organization skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Processing Legal Aid applications and dealing with amendments.
• Online diary management for hearings and filing dates.
• Drafting basic court documents and standard letters.

Skills

Administrative skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

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We are currently recruiting for a Legal Administrator to work in our Criminal Department at our Nottingham city centre office.

Bhatia Best are a leading firm based in the East Midlands who specialise in Criminal Defence, Family Law, Personal Injury, Public Law and Community Care.

We have an opportunity for a Legal Administrator to join our Criminal department at our Nottingham office.

This position would suit a candidate with good administrative and organisation skills.

Previous experience in a legal environment is preferred but not essential, as additional training will be offered. Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Processing Legal Aid applications and dealing with amendments
• Processing invoices in accordance with office procedures
• Online diary management, to include hearings, filing dates etc.
• Drafting basic court documents and standard letters
• Processing Daily and Weekly Court Lists and reconciling against internal Case Management System
• Monitoring and processing communications incoming to the Department and logging to caseworker and matter file.
• Ensuring hearings/ meetings are flagged for allocation
• Setting up client appointments
• Liaising with clients, the courts, and other professionals both in person, by email, and by telephone.
• Opening and closing physical files
• Taking minutes of meetings

This is an office-based position.

The hours are Monday –Friday, 09:00 to 17:30 with one hour for lunch between 13:00 and 14:00.

Please state in your application your current salary, and salary expectations.

Due to a high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted