Legal Services Assistant

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare organization is seeking an experienced individual to provide senior administrative support in managing legal cases. The role involves liaising with stakeholders, collating documentation, drafting correspondence, and maintaining electronic records. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks autonomously while ensuring deadlines are met. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to a critical function within healthcare management.

Responsibilities

• Log and process cases from inception to conclusion.
• Liaise with relevant internal and external key stakeholders.
• Collate and distribute relevant information and documentation.
• Request and proof‑read witness statements.
• Draft documents and correspondence.
• Record information and maintain robust electronic records.

Job description

To provide senior administrative and ad‑hoc personal assistance support in the day to day management of all legal cases on the caseload. The post holder, under supervision, will:

Responsibilities

• Log and process cases from inception to conclusion
• Liaise with relevant internal and external key stakeholders
• Collate and distribute relevant information and documentation
• Request and proof‑read witness statements
• Draft documents and correspondence
• Record information and maintain robust electronic records, ensuring that all information and documentation is maintained to a high standard

It is essential that the post holder is able to exercise initiative suitable to the role in respect of any legal case. The post holder will support the team's inputting of data and quality reporting and monitoring of related data within ActionStep, and undertake general office duties.

The post holder will also provide a range of personal assistant duties to the management within the team on an as required basis. Whilst the role is supervised, the post holder is expected to work autonomously, prioritising work and ensuring deadlines and agreed time frames are met.

Qualifications

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.