Legal Secretary

Harwood Recruitment Solutions Ltd; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Harwood Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking an experienced legal secretarial assistant for a busy Child Care Public Law department in Walsall. The role emphasizes fast, accurate typing, computer literacy, and knowledge of children and family law procedures.

The ideal candidate will be familiar with online Legal Aid applications and billing procedures, and able to work as part of a team to deliver high-quality client service. Office-based, 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in child care/public law matters is preferred but not required.
• Computer literate with fast accurate typing skills.
• Excellent team player with a keen interest to provide first class service to clients.
• High empathy when speaking with vulnerable clients facing family or care proceedings.
• Familiar with legal aid applications and billing procedures.
• Familiar with care proceedings, bundles and court proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Urgent In Box: Review incoming emails for Court orders and time-sensitive emails from local authorities and others.
• Post and Document scans: scanning post and saving to case management system.
• Making Legal Aid applications.
• Legal Aid Administration: uploading mandatory documents and funding requests to the Legal Aid Agency via CCMS.
• Electronic diary management.
• Time Recording.
• Liaison with Professionals: contacting social workers, child psychologists, or medical experts to confirm availability and sending instruction letters.
• Court Bundle compilation: creating, indexing and paginating electronic court bundles using Bundledocs.
• File Management: opening new files and performing conflict checks for new cases.

Skills

Typing skills

Computer literate

Family law knowledge

Online Legal Aid applications

Billing procedures

Tools

CCMS

Bundledocs

Job description

I'm currently recruiting for for an experienced legal secretarial assistant to work in the Child Care Public Law department of a busy and well established Law firm in Walsall.

The ideal person will have fast accurate typing skills and be computer literate, as well as good working knowledge of children and family law procedures, familiar with online legal aid applications and billing procedures would be an advantage. They act for families and children and client service where high quality work is their priority. If you are an excellent team player with a keen interest in providing a first class service to our clients and enthusiasm to promote and grow with the firm then get in touch.

This is a fully office based role, 9am - 5pm - Monday to Friday.

Attributes:

• Ideally have 1 year experience of child care/public law matters, but previous Legal experience is essential.
• Computer literate with fast accurate typing skills
• Excellent team player with a keen interest to providing a first class service to our clients
• High empathy when speaking with vulnerable clients facing family or care proceedings
• Familiar with legal aid applications and billing procedures
• Familiar with care proceedings, bundles and court proceedings

Duties include:

• Urgent In Box: Review incoming e mail for immediate Court orders of time sensitive email from local authority and others.
• Post and Document scans: scanning post and saving to case management system.
• Making Legal Aid applications
• Legal Aid Administration : involving upload of mandatory documents and updates and funding requests to the Legal Aid Agency via the Client and Case Management System (CCMS)
• Electronic diary management
• Time Recording
• Liaison with Professionals: Contacting independent social workers, child psychologists, or medical experts to confirm availability and sending out formal instruction letters.
• Court Bundle compilation: Creating , index and paginate electronic court bundles containing Court Orders, threshold findings and expert reports using software like Bundledocs.
• File Management : Opening new files and performing conflict of interest checks for new cases in accordance with policies.
• Billing Management: Preparing files for final billing for cases that are closed.