Legal Assistant/Paralegal – Family

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.

Qualifications & Essential Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

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