Legal Assistant - Community Care

Clear IT Recruitment; Reading; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency seeks a Legal Assistant to support a team in Reading. The role involves managing files and assisting fee earners while achieving personal targets. Candidates should have 2+ years of relevant experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This position offers a range of benefits, including private medical cover and a generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

25 days holiday (Pro rata)

Private Medical Cover

Life Assurance - 5 x final salary

Enhanced pension scheme

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working in a similar role.
• Ability to work unsupervised on administration elements of files.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure file management, case management, and administration are kept up to date.
• Assist/provide holiday cover during absences of other fee earners.
• Manage diary and document handling on behalf of fee earners.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office skills

Record keeping

Time management

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Legal Assistant to join my client\'s team in their Reading, Berkshire offices.

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.

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful