Litigation Legal Assistant

Ampa Holdings LLP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant to join their vibrant Debt and Asset Recovery team. This role offers a unique opportunity to manage your own caseload while receiving comprehensive training. You will be part of a supportive environment that values your contributions and encourages career development. With a competitive salary and benefits such as private medical and generous holiday allowance, this position is ideal for someone looking to grow in a dynamic legal setting. Embrace a hybrid working model that allows flexibility in how you work, making it easier to balance personal and professional commitments.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

27 Days Holiday

Bonus Day Off for Birthday

Flexible Working Hours

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months administration experience in a legal or professional services environment.
• Good communication skills and ability to work well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload with training provided.
• Engage in client liaison and telephone work.

Skills

Administration Experience

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Debt Recovery Knowledge

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Flexibility

Job description

Litigation Legal Assistant

Department: Reddens - Debt & Asset Recovery - Debt & Asset Recovery - Debt & Asset Recovery - 3301

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Birmingham

Reporting To: Samantha Bourne

Description

Our Debt and Asset Recovery team have numerous Litigation Legal opportunities within the team!

We can offer you:

• A competitive salary with great benefits including private medical, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and a bonus day off for your birthday
• A culture of trust, empowerment and autonomy over your work
• Part of a vibrant, forward- thinking team with the support of friendly, approachable partners who encourage and support your career development
• Hybrid working with the option of working from one of our Midlands offices, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Stratford

Key Responsibilities

In this role we will train you up to manage your own caseload. It’s varied and busy and there is good opportunity to get involved in client liaison.

You’ll need to enjoy telephone work and juggling a busy day! Previous collections experience preferred but not essential if you have an aptitude for customer service we’ll show you the rest!

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• a minimum of 6 months’ administration experience, ideally gained within a legal or professional services environment
• competency with IT systems to include Microsoft Word and Excel
• experience gained in the area of debt or asset recovery will be advantageous
• previous experience of running your own caseload and / or using a case management system is ideal, but not essential
• the ability to work well in a team and develop good working relationships with colleagues and others
• good communication skills with the confidence to liaise openly and clearly with colleagues and clients
• the ability to produce a high standard of work, sometimes under pressure, whilst maintaining accuracy and good attention to detail
• to be able to demonstrate flexibility, initiative and confidence in your own ability

Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have hubs in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leicester, London, Lincoln, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Southampton, Stratford-upon-Avon and Sheffield.

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Additional information:
Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities
Corclaim, as part of the Ampa Group is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.