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Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Family

£24k - £27k per annum
Full-time

Our client, a very reputable firm are looking to appoint a Legal Assistant for their Family Department based in Chesterfield. You will be tasked with acting as an assistant and primary support to our client in managing and progressing a caseload within the firm, dealing with all matters of private Family Law.

To be considered for the role, you’ll require the following essentials:

  • Experience of working within the Legal Sector
  • Experience of working as a Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Proven family law experience
  • Proven drafting experience outside of dictation
  • Knowledge of MS Office & Case Management Systems
  • Excellent communication skills – both written & verbal
  • Strong organisational skills
  • High attention to detail

Within this position, you’ll also be:

  • Opening files and preparing client care documentation
  • Liaising with clients and taking notes of meetings
  • Creating and updating court bundles and other court documents
  • Drafting initial and interim applications to court
  • Briefing Counsel and instructing experts
  • Drafting position statements/witness statements
  • Assisting at court by taking an attendance notes
  • Assisting and arranging client appointments
  • Preparing legal documents
  • Responsible for own administration and paperwork using Case Management software and time recording
  • Undertaking legal research
  • Drafting legal correspondence outside of dictation
  • Communicating with clients/other parties and the court/other relevant institutions where appropriate via telephone including the preparation of attendance notes
  • Copy typing documents
  • Uploading documents and progressing cases via the internal system
  • Diarising court deadlines and key dates
  • Preparing bills using internal software
  • Completing Court documents on asset schedules on both word and excel

Salary & Working Hours

Salary is £24,000 - £27,000 per annum, dependant on experience

Working Hours are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm with 1 hours’ lunch

Talk Staff Recruitment is an established division of Talk Staff Group and works with companies throughout the East Midlands and UK with roles including many areas such as: Accountancy & Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Contact Centre and Office Support.

Talk Staff Recruitment act as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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Vacancy posted 21 days ago
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