Legal Assistant - Litigation

Talentwise Solutions Legal Recruitment Ltd; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Annual leave + bank holidays

Your birthday off

Mentoring and training

Excellent career prospects

Employee assistance program

Wellbeing Hub

Health plan coverage

Job summary

Talentwise Solutions Legal Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for a newly created Litigation Support role in our Nuneaton office. You will back the Head of Litigation and the team, gaining comprehensive training in dispute resolution and file handling.

The role suits a paralegal or legal assistant with legal administration experience, or a graduate eager to pursue a career in litigation. Benefits include generous annual leave and birthday off.

Qualifications

• Law degree required.
• 6 months+ legal administration experience in a law firm.
• Keen to pursue a career within litigation.
• Ability to communicate well with clients and colleagues.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good standard of computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Open new files and conduct conflict checks.
• Deal with clients face to face and by telephone, and raise matters with fee earners.
• Handle incoming correspondence.
• Draft letters and legal documents.
• Provide general admin support including filing, diary management, and archiving.
• Communicate with clients and third parties.
• Assist with preparation of court cases and witness statements.

Skills

Legal administration

Client communication

Attention to detail

Computer literacy

Diary management

Education

Law degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: Nuneaton town centre, with free parking onsite

Salary: c£25,500 per annum

About the firm:

Established for over 50 years, and with an enviable reputation locally, this well-established high street law firm has built a loyal client base through its commitment to exceptional client care and trusted legal advice.

Combining traditional values with a modern, forward-thinking approach, the firm offers a genuinely friendly and supportive "family feel" culture where employees are encouraged to develop and thrive. Backed by excellent resources and up-to-date technology, the firm is dedicated to delivering a high standard of personal service to their clients and a high level of support to their employees.

As part of a larger group, the firm is heavily invested in the training, development, and long-term progression of their employees, offering a collaborative working environment, structured guidance, on-the-job mentoring and clear career progression pathways.

About the role:

The Litigation Department deal with a wide range of civil litigation claims including landlord and tenant matters, boundary disputes, professional negligence disputes, contractual disputes and contested probate matters.

In this newly created role, which has come about due to internal career progression, you'll be supporting the Head of Litigation and the wider Litigation team and will receive excellent training in all areas of dispute resolution.

The role will involve:

• Opening new files, conducting conflict checks and preparing compliance documentation
• Dealing with clients in relation to file-related queries, face to face and by telephone, raising legal matters with the fee earner
• Dealing with incoming correspondence
• Drafting of correspondence and legal documents
• Assisting with general office administration including filing, copying, scanning, diary management, archiving etc.
• Communicating with clients and third parties
• Assisting with the preparation of court cases, including preparing claim/defence forms, bundle preparation and drafting witness statements

Who we're looking for:

This role will be suitable for either a paralegal or legal assistant with legal administration experience, or a graduate with some work experience who is keen to learn and can demonstrate a keen interest in pursuing a career in litigation.

Suitable candidates are likely to have

• A law degree
• A keen desire to pursue a career within litigation
• 6 months'+ legal administration experience gained in a law firm
• The ability and willingness to learn, and contribute to a busy team
• A natural ability to communicate well with clients and colleagues
• Excellent attention to detail
• A good standard of computer literacy

What's on offer:

• Free onsite parking
• Annual leave plus all UK bank holidays
• Your birthday off
• Additional paid leave over the Christmas shutdown period which doesn't have to be retained from your entitlement
• An excellent level of mentoring, training and development
• Excellent long term career prospects
• Various routes to qualification supported
• Employee assistance program is provided with unlimited 24/7 access to the EAP helpline
• Wellbeing Hub
• Simply Health Cash Plan provided which includes 24/7 GP appointments, access to mental health support and a contribution towards costs for dental, optical, physiotherapy, and more
• Death in service up to the value of £30,000

Note: Salary stated is given as a guideline in line with market rate and will be wholly commensurate with experience and qualifications. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge.