Legal Assistant - RTA

Job Title: Paralegal

Practice area: Road Traffic Accident (RTA)

Location: Manchester / Hybrid

Salary: Up to £25,000 per annum (DOE), plus on target bonus

Benefits: 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, the option to buy and sell holidays, hybrid working, company pension, sick pay, life assurance, employee assist program and many more

We are currently looking to recruit a bright and ambitious, Paralegal to join our Multi-Track Road Traffic Accident (RTA) Team on a permanent basis based in our Manchester office.

This role is on a hybrid working arrangement with 1/2 days working from the office, so you will need to be within the Manchester area to assist the with client visits and meetings.

Key Responsibilities:

• To assist fee-earners to progress cases quickly.
• Setting up new files on the case management system.
• Drafting Letters of Claim, Claim Forms and Court Forms
• Answering client calls, responding to queries, and providing updates
• Helping prepare instructions to Counsel
• Preparing Trial Bundles
• Liaising with medical experts, barristers, and council
• Attending Court/Council meetings when applicable
• Reviewing expert reports
• Arranging meetings and appointments for the fee earners
• General organisation and upkeep of files

It is essential that you have a strong empathetic nature, as well as being bright and having a good level of academic legal knowledge.