The Vacancy

Owen Reed is looking to recruit a  Legal Assistant in Personal Injury to join a top law firm in London.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage an administrative workload under the guidance of fee earners
• Provide administrative support to fee earners including file-opening, telephone management, document production (incl. audio-typing, managing voice recognition procedures and outsourcing providers), filing/ archiving, photocopying, email management, online portal management and dealing with post
• Draft documents and bills, under supervision, using appropriate precedents and templates to accurately reflect fee earner instructions
• Undertake basic legal processes, under supervision, such as assisting to process cases through portals, obtaining relevant documentation, arranging case meetings, arranging funding, liaising with the court, completing relevant forms and processing monies
• Correspond with clients as required through telephone, email, letter and face to face
• Deal with new enquiries for the department
• Manage diaries for colleagues and client matters including scheduling external appointments, Court hearings and key litigation dates

Skills, Experience and Attributes

• Previous experience within a Legal Assistant, Secretarial or PA role
• Excellent organisation capability with the ability to effectively prioritise
• Solid understanding of Microsoft Office suite and other relevant IT platforms
• Strong written communication skills
• Demonstrate a good understanding of client relationship management