Legal Support Assistant

Office Angels; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious company in Manchester City Centre seeks a Legal Support Administrator for hybrid work. This role requires previous administration experience, preferably in legal settings, and strong skills in MS Office. Responsibilities include providing admin support for casework, preparing documents for hearings, and maintaining communication with clients. The position offers a pay rate of £13.27 per hour and the potential for a permanent position after an initial temporary period.

Benefits

Weekly pay

30 days' holiday allowance + bank holidays after 12 weeks

Qualifications

• Previous administration experience in legal or case management is ideal.
• Strong PC skills with proficiency in the MS Office suite.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Providing admin support for casework progression.
• Preparing case bundles and managing documents.
• Redacting sensitive information from documents.
• Booking meetings and travel for legal colleagues.
• Corresponding with clients via telephone and in writing.
• Updating records on the case management system.

Skills

Administration experience

Strong PC skills including MS Office

Diary management experience

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Legal Support Administrator

Manchester City Centre

Hybrid working, min 1 days per week in the office

Full-time, 35 hours per week

On-going temporary contract which could lead to a permanent opportunity

£13.27 per hour

Office Angels are currently recruiting for a Legal Support Administrator on behalf of our prestigious client based in Manchester City Centre. If you are looking to work for a company where you can help make a real difference and where the work you do genuinely does matter than this is the role/company for you!

This will initially be a temporary contract which could lead to a permanent opportunity. This will be a hybrid role where you will be expected to attend the office a minimum of 1 day per week, although you will need to attend the office more while training. The pay rate will be £13.27 per hour and after 12 weeks you will be entitled to the weekly equivalent of 38 days holiday per annum.

Duties will include:

• Providing admin support to colleagues to aid the progression of casework
• Preparing case bundles for hearing and managing large volumes of documents
• Redacting sensitive information from documents
• Booking meetings, travel and accommodation for legal team colleagues
• Corresponding with clients by telephone and in writing
• Creating and updating records on the case management system
• Contacting 3rd parties to obtain relevant documents and liaising with witnesses in relation to attending hearings and dealing with their queries

We are looking for candidates with:

• Previous administration experience and ideally will have previous legal and/or case management experience
• Strong PC skills including the MS Office suite
• Diary management experience would be advantageous
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential and
• Innovative and organised individual with the ability to problem solve and think on your feet.

Benefits:

• Weekly pay
• Work/life balance
• 30 days' holiday allowance + bank holidays after 12 weeks on assignment!

If you are interested and meet the above criteria, please apply now or call the branch on 0161 832 7600 if you have any queries. Due to the high volume of CVs we are currently receiving we are unable to reply to each application. If you have not heard from us within 5 days then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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