Legal Assistant

Essential Employment; Bolton; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment is seeking a Legal Assistant for a temporary role in Bolton. The successful candidate will support general legal work, manage court timetables, minute meetings, arrange meetings and court cover, assemble bundles, and draft and instruct counsel/experts as required.

The role offers a PAYE rate of £13.77 per hour and ongoing pre-employment checks. Applicants should be prepared for references and other checks.

Qualifications

• General legal work experience preferred.
• Ability to manage court timetables and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Cover general legal work as required by the manager.
• Manage court timetables and minuting meetings.
• Arrange meetings and court coverage.
• Prepare bundles and draft, instructions to counsel/experts as required.

Job description

Legal Assistant needed in Bolton

This is a temporary role and the rate is £13.77ph PAYE

The reference number is: 000B 75C1 / 1

The successful candidate will cover general legal work including: Managing court timetables, minuting legal meetings, arranging meetings and court cover, bundles, some drafting and instructions to counsel/experts as required and a range of over legal assistant duties as required by the manager.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.