Legal Clerk

Essential Employment; Bedford; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Bedford is seeking a Legal Clerk to provide essential administrative support to the Legal Services Teams. This full-time temporary role involves managing communications, arranging court dates, and ensuring high standards of documentation. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and experience with legal case management systems. If you're organized and detail-oriented, apply now!

Qualifications

• Experience in legal administrative support is essential.

Responsibilities

• Act as first point of contact for Legal Services Teams.
• Provide administrative support and manage case documents.
• Liaise with contacts to arrange hearings and meetings.

Skills

Communication

Prioritisation

Accuracy

Tools

IKEN

Job description

Legal Clerk needed in Bedford, £12.21ph

PAYE – Reference: 5268082

1. Role Responsibilities:
1. Act as the first point of contact for the Legal Services Teams, handling telephone messages, prioritising emails, and making diary appointments. Communicate effectively and promptly to support team operations.
2. Liaise with relevant contacts to arrange hearings, court dates, and meetings, ensuring timely distribution of papers.
3. Provide administrative support to ensure high standards of communication, working with the Legal Services case management system to produce reports, letters, and legal documents. Accuracy and prioritisation are essential.
4. Support legal services with tasks such as scanning, letter writing, report completion, court bundling, and collation of hearing papers.
5. Utilise and develop templates within the IKEN case management system effectively.
6. Collaborate with team members to develop competence and share best practices in legal support.

This is a full-time role on a temporary contract basis.

If interested, please apply via our website with your CV or email your CV to [e-mail], quoting the reference number.

Note: Essential Employment acts as an Employment Business and is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All roles may require pre-employment checks, including references. Due to high application volumes, not all applicants will receive individual responses, but you will be contacted if progressing to the next stage.

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